Both Uses of
assess
in
The Souls of Black Folk
- The total assessed property has in this same period risen from eighty thousand dollars in 1875 to two hundred and forty thousand dollars in 1900.
Chpt 8 *assessed = valuation of (for tax purposes)
- Besides this, the system of assessing property in the country districts of Georgia is somewhat antiquated and of uncertain statistical value; there are no assessors, and each man makes a sworn return to a tax-receiver.
Chpt 8assessing = valuing for tax purposes
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