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Reassessment

/ˌriː.əˈses.mənt/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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  1. 1

    The act of evaluating or estimating something again, typically with a different view or in light of new evidence.

    "The company's declining sales forced a thorough reassessment of their marketing strategy."
  2. 2

    A new or revised determination of the value, condition, or importance of something.

    "The property tax reassessment resulted in significantly higher annual payments for homeowners."

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Derived from the English prefix 're-' (meaning again or anew) combined with 'assessment', which stems from the Medieval Latin 'assessamentum', meaning the judicial valuation of property or taxes. The modern form consolidated in the 19th century to denote any process of reviewing, evaluating, or estimating something once more in light of new information.

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