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overassessment

overassessment noun: the assessment of a tax or charge at a higher value than the correct one.

Noun

overassessment (countable and uncountable, plural overassessments)

  1. The assessment of a tax or charge at a higher value than the correct one.
  2. An excessive assessment of an academic course, as by requiring too many pieces of work from each student.

Antonyms of overassessment

Forms of overassessment

pluraloverassessments

Origin of overassessment

From over- + assessment.

Questions about overassessment

What does overassessment mean?
Overassessment means the assessment of a tax or charge at a higher value than the correct one.
What part of speech is overassessment?
Overassessment is a noun.
What is the plural of overassessment?
The plural of overassessment is overassessments.

Words near overassessment in the dictionary

  1. overasserts
  2. overassess
  3. overassessed
  4. overassesses
  5. overassessing
  6. overassessment
  7. overassessments
  8. overassist
  9. overassisted
  10. overassisting
  11. overassists

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