assessment English · revision 5153

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1534|origins=en assess, en -ment}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /əˈses.mənt/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed [[af|en|assess|-ment]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The valuation of property for tax purposes: 1534 in MWU, the 1530s in Etymonline, about 1540 in the OED.^(MWU 2024)^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Fixing the amount of a tax, charge or fine is from the 1540s (1548 in the OED);^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) earlier in this sense was ''assession'', from the mid-15th century.^(Etymonline) The amount charged is from 1611.^(OED 1989) The general sense “estimation, evaluation” is from the 1620s,^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) and in education, the evaluation of students' work, from 1956.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1534 – a valuation for tax.^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1548 – fixing an amount of tax.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1611 – the amount charged.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1620s – estimation.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1956 – in education.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The act of judging the quality, value or importance of something; an [[evaluation]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # An amount fixed as a tax, fine or charge.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The evaluation of a student's work, or a test used for it.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[misassessment]]

+ * [[self-assessment]]

+ * [[reassessment]]

+ * [[overassessment]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[assess]]

+ * [[assessor]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}