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as·ses·sor

(ə-sĕs′ər)

1. An official who evaluates property for taxation.

2. An assistant to a judge or magistrate, usually selected for special knowledge in a particular area.

as′ses·so′ri·al (ăs′ə-sôr′ē-əl) adj.

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assessor

(əˈsɛsə)

1. (Education) a person who evaluates the merits, importance, etc, of something, esp (in Britain) work prepared as part of a course of study

2. (Professions) a person who evaluates the merits, importance, etc, of something, esp (in Britain) work prepared as part of a course of study

3. (Banking & Finance) a person who values property for taxation

4. (Professions) a person who values property for taxation

5. (Insurance) a person who estimates the value of damage to property for insurance purposes

6. (Professions) a person who estimates the value of damage to property for insurance purposes

7. (Law) a person with technical expertise called in to advise a court on specialist matters

8. (Professions) a person with technical expertise called in to advise a court on specialist matters

9. (Professions) a person who shares another's position or rank, esp in an advisory capacity

assessorial adj

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as•ses•sor

(əˈsɛs ər)

n.

1. a person who makes assessments, esp. for tax purposes.

2. an adviser or assistant to a judge.

[1350–1400]

as•ses•so•ri•al (ˌæs əˈsɔr i əl, -ˈsoʊr-) adj.

as•ses′sor•ship`, n.

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Noun

assessor - an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it

tax assessor

administrative official, bureaucrat - an official of a bureaucracy

lister - assessor who makes out the tax lists

assessor

noun examiner, tester, inspector, investigator, analyser, surveyor, appraiser, checker external assessors of exam results

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Translations

مُقَدِّر أو مُخَمِّن الضَّريبَه

odhadce

ligningsmandsagkyndigvurderingsmand

Schätzer

estimateur expert

kárbecslõülnök

matsmaîur

assessore perito valutatore

likningsmann sakkyndig takstmann

odhadca

vergi takdir ve tahakkuk memuru

評估员

assessor

[əˈsesəʳ] N

1. (Jur) → perito/a m/f asesor(a)

2. (Insurance) → perito/a m/f tasador(a)

3. (Educ) → examinador(a) m/f

4. (US) [of taxes etc] → tasador(a) m/f

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assessor

[əˈsɛsə^r] n [insurance claims, tax] → expert m (en matière d'impôt et d'assurance)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

assessor

n → Schätzer(in) m(f), → Taxator m (form); (Insur) → (Schadens)gutachter(in) m(f); (Univ) → Prüfer(in) m(f)

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assessor

[əˈsɛsəʳ] n

a. (Scol) consulente esterno incaricato della valutazione di un curriculum o della preparazione degli studenti

b. (of taxes) → perito dell'ufficio del catasto

c. (Law) → perito

assess

(əˈses) verb

1. to estimate or judge the quality or quantity of. Can you assess my chances of winning?

2. to estimate in order to calculate tax due on. My income has been assessed wrongly.

asˈsessment noun

asˈsessor noun

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