assessor  /ə ˈsɛ sər/ ? Meaning of "assessor"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it

Usage(s):

  1. This is not a true sale, said Laurie Delong, a customer service representative in the Martin County assessor's office.
  2. Of course, I'm not the most independent assessor.
  3. Convinced that the $18,000 annual property-tax bill on his palatial marble-columned home in Bel Air was too steep, he recently paid a visit to the tax assessor to complain.

Quotes

  1. "I wasn't at the game and I haven't had chance to see it either, but there was an assessor at the game and we await his report," Hackett said. "That, together with the ProZone statistics available from Pride Park, will be used when we have a...
    on Nov 3, 2008 By: Keith Hackett Source: Sportinglife.com

  2. Colin Matthews, chief executive of Heathrow operator BAA, said: "A third runway will only go ahead if strict environmental limits are met. We are confident that they will be and have requested that the Government appoint an independent assessor to...
    on Jan 11, 2009 By: Colin Matthews Source: Telegraph.co.uk

  3. Manager Aidy Boothroyd told the club's official website: "I have spoken to the referee and I have also spoken to the referees' assessor about the incident. For our appeal to be successful we must prove the decision has been a clear error on the...
    on Mar 20, 2008 By: Adrian Boothroyd Source: Football.co.uk

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