| Assay: English to English |
| Assay (n.) Examination and determination; test; as, an assay of bread or wine. |
| Assay (n.) Tested purity or value. |
| Assay (n.) The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy; especially, the determination of the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin. |
| Assay (n.) The alloy or metal to be assayed. |
| Assay (n.) Trial by danger or by affliction; adventure; risk; hardship; state of being tried. |
| Assay (n.) Trial; attempt; essay. |
| Assay (v. i.) To attempt, try, or endeavor. |
| Assay (v.) To affect. |
| Assay (v.) To subject, as an ore, alloy, or other metallic compound, to chemical or metallurgical examination, in order to determine the amount of a particular metal contained in it, or to ascertain its composition. |
| Assay (v.) To try tasting, as food or drink. |
| Assay (v.) To try; to attempt; to apply. |