Assessment

It is derived from the Latin word 'assessus' meaning 'to make a judgment.'

It is derived from the French word 'assessement' meaning 'to calculate an official valuation.'

It is derived from the verb 'assess' meaning 'to determine the rate or amount of a tax.' (correct)

It is derived from the Greek word 'assessio' meaning 'to evaluate property for taxation.'

One meaning is derived from Latin, while the other is derived from Greek.

One meaning refers to an amount a person is required to pay, while the other refers to the act of making a judgment. (correct)

One meaning refers to evaluating property for taxation, while the other refers to determining the rate of a tax.

One meaning is tied to historical use, while the other is a modern interpretation.

The act of determining the rate or amount of a tax for over 500 years.

The 19th-century monetary sense of assessment being tied to the oldest use of assess.

A shift in the verb's object to 'make an official valuation of property for taxation.' (correct)

The verb's evolution from 'to make an official valuation' to 'to make a judgment about.'

<p>It has meant 'to determine the rate or amount of a tax' for over 500 years.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The monetary sense is tied to the oldest use, which is to determine the rate or amount of a tax.</p> Signup and view all the answers