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noun

assessment

CEFR B2

the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

In a sentence

Six example sentences with assessment, each labelled with its topic.

  • The bank's assessment put the warehouse at eleven million, well under what the owner had listed it for.

    Finance

  • The auction house's assessment ranked the drawing as a studio copy, which cut its estimate by ninety percent.

    Art

  • The council's assessment graded each river stretch from poor to good, and only two miles earned the top mark.

    Environment

  • The investor's assessment ranked the team above the product, which is why the check cleared despite the shaky demo.

    Startups

  • The scouting assessment graded the prospect as a future starter rather than a star, and the front office drafted accordingly.

    Basketball

  • The tax assessment valued the farmhouse at twice its sale price, and the owner appealed within a week.

    Law

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