assessed

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as•sess /əˈsɛs/   v. [~ + object]

1. Business to estimate officially the value of (property) for tax purposes:
   assessed the house at one million dollars.
2. Business to determine the amount of (damages, etc.):
   The insurance adjustor assessed the damage at $1,000.
3. Business to impose a tax or other charge on:
   to assess the club members for expenses.
4. to evaluate the importance or character of:
   They met to assess the crisis.

See -sess-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

as•sess  (ə ses′), v.t. 

1. Business to estimate officially the value of (property, income, etc.) as a basis for taxation.
2. Business to fix or determine the amount of (damages, a tax, a fine, etc.):
   The hurricane damage was assessed at six million dollars.
3. Business to impose a tax or other charge on.
4. to estimate or judge the value, character, etc., of;
   evaluate:
   to assess one's efforts.

• Medieval Latin assessāre to assess a tax, derivative of Latin assēssus seated beside (a judge) (past participle of assidēre), equivalent. to as- as- + sed- (stem of sedēre to sit) + -tus past participle suffix
• late Middle English assessen 1400–50

as•sess′a•ble, adj. 
Synonyms

• 2. appraise, adjust.
• 4. appraise.

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assess / əˈsɛs/ verb (transitive)

1. to judge the worth, importance, etc, of; evaluate
2. (followed by at) to estimate the value of (income, property, etc) for taxation purposes
3. to determine the amount of (a fine, tax, damages, etc)
4. to impose a tax, fine, etc, on (a person or property)

Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French assesser, from Latin assidēre to sit beside, from sedēre to sit

asˈsessable adjective