Both Uses
assess
in
Gone with the Wind
(Edited)
- They're runnin' the assessment up on Tara sky high—higher than any in the County, I'll be bound.
Chpt 4.31assessment = tax charge
- The extra tax assessment and the danger of losing Tara were matters Scarlett had to know about—and right away.
Chpt 4.31 *assessment = charge
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
- (4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)