assessv.

Brit.

/əˈsɛs/, U.S.

/əˈsɛs/

Forms: Also Middle English accesse, Middle English–1500s assesse, 1500s–1600s assease, 1600s ascease. aphetic cess n.¹, sess n.¹

Etymology: < Old French assesse-r < late Latin assessāre , frequentative of assidēre to sit by (e.g. as an assessor or assistant-judge), in late Latin to fix or apportion a tax, to assess, < ad- to + sedēre to sit. In modern French asseoir ( < Latin assidēre ) is used in this sense: compare assize v.

1. transitive. To settle, determine, or fix the amount of (taxation, fine, etc.) to be paid by a person or community, or by each member of a community.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > taxation > levy (a tax) [verb (transitive)] > fix amount of tax

assess1447

modify1448

sess1467

cess1523

assize1525

stent1633

society > authority > punishment > fine > [verb (transitive)] > assess or fix amount of

affeera1250

assess1581

1447–8 in S. A. Moore Lett. & Papers J. Shillingford (1871) 81 Half a dym which was assessed and payd.

1581 W. Lambarde Eirenarcha (1588) iv. xvi. 580 The same Justices..shall assesse the Fine at their wils and pleasures.

1628 E. Coke 1st Pt. Inst. Lawes Eng. 33 a Found the value of the land..and assessed damages for the deteyning of the Dower.

1845 J. R. McCulloch Treat. Taxation Introd. 13 Taxes..that admit of being fairly assessed and collected.

2. To determine the amount of and impose (taxation, fine, etc.) upon (a person or community).

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > taxation > levy (a tax) [verb (transitive)] > fix amount of tax > fix amount due from (a person or people)

stend1402

stentc1440

sess1475

assess1495

set1521

censea1719

1495 Act 11 Hen. VII c. 4 Suche fynes and amerciamentis as upon them shalbe cessid.

1530 St. German's Secunde Dyaloge Doctour & Student ix. f. xxiiii The neyghboures by assente assesse a certayne somme vppon euery inhabytaunte.

1876 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People vi. 319 A forced loan was assessed upon the whole kingdom.

a. To impose a fine or tax upon (a person, community, or property); to lay under contribution; to tax, fine. Const. in, at the amount.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > taxation > levy (a tax) [verb (transitive)] > tax (a person or thing)

layc1330

tailc1330

taxc1330

scot1432

patise1436

sess1465

task1483

assessa1513

cessa1513

lot1543

toust1565

imposea1618

talliate1762

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. xxx^v And after sessyd theym at Greuouse Fynys.

1564 N. Haward tr. F. Eutropius Briefe Chron. vi. (1584) 52 He..assessed hym to pay a great summe of mony.

1660 R. Coke Elements Power & Subjection 180 in Justice Vindicated An Englishman shall be assessed in a deeper mulct.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 53. ⁋10 Where each Person shall be assessed but at two Shillings and six Pence.

1839 T. Keightley Hist. Eng. (new ed.) I. 298 Each county was assessed in a certain number of carpenters, masons and tylers.

1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. iii. ii. 602 John Hampden was assessed twenty shillings.

b. figurative.

ΚΠ

1804 Ann. Rev. & Hist. Lit. 1803 2 220 Several of our country historians..might be assessed for tributary materials.

4. To estimate officially the value of (property or income) for the purpose of apportioning its share of taxation.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > taxation > levy (a tax) [verb (transitive)] > value for taxation

assize1523

value1526

cess1598

mise1673

assess1809

1809 W. Bawdwen tr. Domesday Bk. 245 Each one..was assessed at as much as a house in the city.

1842 Penny Cycl. XXIV. 112/1 After assessing the annual income of each person.

1870 Daily News 18 Apr. Woodlands may be assessed..upon the amount for which they might reasonably be expected to let. Tithes should be assessed on the commuted value.

5. transferred. To evaluate (a person or thing); to estimate (the quality, value, or extent of), to gauge or judge.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > evaluation, estimation, appraisal > appraise, estimate [verb (transitive)] > evaluate quality of

revalue1894

appraise1913

assess1934

to scope out1977

1934 in Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang.

1948 Assessment of Men (U.S. Office of Strategic Services) 3 A number of psychologists and psychiatrists attempted to assess the merits of men and women recruited for the Office of Strategic Services.

1955 Bull. Atomic Scientists Apr. 108/2 It is impossible even for a scientist of genius to assess a lost opportunity of which he was unaware.

1958 I. Murdoch Bell iii. 41 How could he assess her like this because of something which had happened in the past?

1963 B.S.I. News May 14/2 Both specifications..include the Bacharach or Shell smoke scale for use in assessing smoke density.

1968 S. Hill Gentleman & Ladies vi. 81 I doubt if she could assess a human situation very accurately, I doubt if she would know where the truth of a matter lay.

1976 Daily Mirror 16 July 2/3 The 300 British citizens left in Uganda ‘know the risks they are running, and have assessed them,’ he said.

1979 J. Heller Good as Gold (1980) v. 197 Dressing at his locker, he assessed the damage to his flesh, bones, and systems from the track.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	assess
释义	† assessn. Forms: but see the aphetic cess n.¹, sess n.¹; also assesse. Etymology: < assess v. Obsolete. = assessment n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > taxation > [noun] > fixing amount of tax taxationc1325 assessing1447 assession1447 sessinga1500 cessmentc1540 sessmentc1540 assessment1548 assess1576 taxment1612 cension1618 censing1692 jummabundi1772 cessing1882 1576 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent 160 Conteining the assesse of suche particular Watche and Warde. 1649 Princely Pelican (1702) ix. 294 Taking off Assesses, Levies, and Free-quarterings. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2021). assessv. Brit. /əˈsɛs/, U.S. /əˈsɛs/ Forms: Also Middle English accesse, Middle English–1500s assesse, 1500s–1600s assease, 1600s ascease. aphetic cess n.¹, sess n.¹ Etymology: < Old French assesse-r < late Latin assessāre , frequentative of assidēre to sit by (e.g. as an assessor or assistant-judge), in late Latin to fix or apportion a tax, to assess, < ad- to + sedēre to sit. In modern French asseoir ( < Latin assidēre ) is used in this sense: compare assize v. 1. transitive. To settle, determine, or fix the amount of (taxation, fine, etc.) to be paid by a person or community, or by each member of a community. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > taxation > levy (a tax) [verb (transitive)] > fix amount of tax assess1447 modify1448 sess1467 cess1523 assize1525 stent1633 society > authority > punishment > fine > [verb (transitive)] > assess or fix amount of affeera1250 assess1581 1447–8 in S. A. Moore Lett. & Papers J. Shillingford (1871) 81 Half a dym which was assessed and payd. 1581 W. Lambarde Eirenarcha (1588) iv. xvi. 580 The same Justices..shall assesse the Fine at their wils and pleasures. 1628 E. Coke 1st Pt. Inst. Lawes Eng. 33 a Found the value of the land..and assessed damages for the deteyning of the Dower. 1845 J. R. McCulloch Treat. Taxation Introd. 13 Taxes..that admit of being fairly assessed and collected. 2. To determine the amount of and impose (taxation, fine, etc.) upon (a person or community). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > taxation > levy (a tax) [verb (transitive)] > fix amount of tax > fix amount due from (a person or people) stend1402 stentc1440 sess1475 assess1495 set1521 censea1719 1495 Act 11 Hen. VII c. 4 Suche fynes and amerciamentis as upon them shalbe cessid. 1530 St. German's Secunde Dyaloge Doctour & Student ix. f. xxiiii The neyghboures by assente assesse a certayne somme vppon euery inhabytaunte. 1876 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People vi. 319 A forced loan was assessed upon the whole kingdom. 3. a. To impose a fine or tax upon (a person, community, or property); to lay under contribution; to tax, fine. Const. in, at the amount. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > taxation > levy (a tax) [verb (transitive)] > tax (a person or thing) layc1330 tailc1330 taxc1330 scot1432 patise1436 sess1465 task1483 assessa1513 cessa1513 lot1543 toust1565 imposea1618 talliate1762 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. xxx^v And after sessyd theym at Greuouse Fynys. 1564 N. Haward tr. F. Eutropius Briefe Chron. vi. (1584) 52 He..assessed hym to pay a great summe of mony. 1660 R. Coke Elements Power & Subjection 180 in Justice Vindicated An Englishman shall be assessed in a deeper mulct. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 53. ⁋10 Where each Person shall be assessed but at two Shillings and six Pence. 1839 T. Keightley Hist. Eng. (new ed.) I. 298 Each county was assessed in a certain number of carpenters, masons and tylers. 1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. iii. ii. 602 John Hampden was assessed twenty shillings. b. figurative. ΚΠ 1804 Ann. Rev. & Hist. Lit. 1803 2 220 Several of our country historians..might be assessed for tributary materials. 4. To estimate officially the value of (property or income) for the purpose of apportioning its share of taxation. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > tax > taxation > levy (a tax) [verb (transitive)] > value for taxation assize1523 value1526 cess1598 mise1673 assess1809 1809 W. Bawdwen tr. Domesday Bk. 245 Each one..was assessed at as much as a house in the city. 1842 Penny Cycl. XXIV. 112/1 After assessing the annual income of each person. 1870 Daily News 18 Apr. Woodlands may be assessed..upon the amount for which they might reasonably be expected to let. Tithes should be assessed on the commuted value. 5. transferred. To evaluate (a person or thing); to estimate (the quality, value, or extent of), to gauge or judge. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > evaluation, estimation, appraisal > appraise, estimate [verb (transitive)] > evaluate quality of revalue1894 appraise1913 assess1934 to scope out1977 1934 in Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. 1948 Assessment of Men (U.S. Office of Strategic Services) 3 A number of psychologists and psychiatrists attempted to assess the merits of men and women recruited for the Office of Strategic Services. 1955 Bull. Atomic Scientists Apr. 108/2 It is impossible even for a scientist of genius to assess a lost opportunity of which he was unaware. 1958 I. Murdoch Bell iii. 41 How could he assess her like this because of something which had happened in the past? 1963 B.S.I. News May 14/2 Both specifications..include the Bacharach or Shell smoke scale for use in assessing smoke density. 1968 S. Hill Gentleman & Ladies vi. 81 I doubt if she could assess a human situation very accurately, I doubt if she would know where the truth of a matter lay. 1976 Daily Mirror 16 July 2/3 The 300 British citizens left in Uganda ‘know the risks they are running, and have assessed them,’ he said. 1979 J. Heller Good as Gold (1980) v. 197 Dressing at his locker, he assessed the damage to his flesh, bones, and systems from the track. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1576v.1447
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† assessn.

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