Abstract: The technical terms and language of property assessment can impede understanding, even among those who are experienced policy makers. In furtherance of our office’s mission to make government work better, the Tennessee Comptroller's office created this glossary with definitions of commonly-used terms and their relevance to property assessments conducted in the State of Tennessee. The glossary contains over 230 entries covering many essential property assessment-related terms, from appraisal to tax increment financing to public utility.