assessment

Universal Words noun 1 [C] an opinion or a judgement about sb/sth that has been thought about very carefully SYNEVALUATION: a detailed assessment of the risks involved * What is your assessment of the situation? * An adequate environmental impact assessment was not carried out on the bypass project. 2 [U] the act of judging or forming an opinion about sb/sth: written and oral exams and other forms of assessment * Objective assessment of the severity of the problem was difficult. seealsoCONTINUOUSASSESSMENT 3 [C] an amount that has been calculated and that must be paid: a tax assessment