Both Uses of
assess
in
Middlemarch
- The question now was, whether a piece of ground outside the town should be secured as a burial-ground by means of assessment or by private subscription.†
Chpt 7 *assessment = judgment of something after consideration
- Since the Act of Parliament, which had been hurriedly passed, authorizing assessments for sanitary measures, there had been a Board for the superintendence of such measures appointed in Middlemarch, and much cleansing and preparation had been concurred in by Whigs and Tories.†
Chpt 7
Definitions:
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(1)
(assess as in: assess the situation) to evaluate (consider something and make one or more judgements)
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(2)
(assess as in: assess the monetary value) determine a numeric value of something -- such as a property's value or a truck's weight
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(3)
(assess as in: assess a fee or penalty) charge a tax, fine, fee, or penalty