appraisal
noun
the act of estimating or judging the nature or value of something or someone.
appraisement
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a variation of
appraisal.
Example Sentences
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Said the Board of Tax Appeals: press membership, circulation and "good will," while "factors in the appraisement of the business as a whole," are not "susceptible of separate and independent valuations."
From Time Magazine Archive
No one could expect, from a pen dipped in venom, a fair or impartial appraisement of Woodrow Wilson; especially from one who, where Woodrow Wilson's policies were concerned, was incapable of having a generous thought.
From Time Magazine Archive
He set aside $25,000 for a "contemporary appraisement . . . without fear, favor or prejudice" of the influence of Franklin D. Roosevelt on the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
I slid somehow into a chair; I don't know exactly what I expected, but it certainly hadn't been this appraisement, which I had the sense to see was favourable and yet resented.
From A Woman of Genius by Mary Hunter Austin
"We've long Persian robes," said Mrs. Lee, with a glance of undisguised appraisement.
From Marriage by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
