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Definition

assess verb

/əˈses/ v [T]
to judge or decide the amount, value, quality or importance of something
The insurers will need to assess the flood damage.
They assessed the cost of the flood damage at £1500.
Examinations are not the only means of assessing a student's ability.
It's too early to assess the long-term consequences of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
[+ question word] We need to assess whether the project is worth doing.

assessor

noun

/əˈses.ər /US pronunciation symbol/-ɚ/ n [C]
The assessor stated that the fire damage was not as severe as the hotel's owner had claimed.

(Definition of assess verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

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