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self-assessment

noun [C or U]
 
 
/ˌself.əˈses.mənt/

Definition

a judgment, sometimes for official purposes, which you make about your abilities, qualities, or actionsJudgments and analyses a system in which people calculate for themselves how much tax they must pay: Make sure that you have submitted your self-assessment tax return and paid your tax for this year by 31 January .Taxation
(Definition of self-assessment noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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