appraisal
or ap·praise·ment
[uh-prey-zuh l]
- the act of estimating or judging the nature or value of something or someone.
- an estimate of value, as for sale, assessment, or taxation; valuation.
- an estimate or considered opinion of the nature, quality, importance, etc: the critics' appraisal of pop art; an incorrect appraisal of public opinion.
Origin of appraisal
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Examples from the Web for self-appraisal
Historical Examples
In the past he had been what he was without thought, self-appraisal.
The Three Black PennysJoseph Hergesheimer
The student begins by studying himself, an exercise in self-appraisal which need not by any means involve self-depreciation.
The Open Secret of IrelandT. M. Kettle
Then look at it this way: the assumption had been a folly and a vanity and a failure in self-appraisal; therefore dismiss it.
The Trial of Callista BlakeEdgar Pangborn
For purposes of study he may be all things to all men, but let him see to it that he is not warped in his own self-appraisal.
The Fiction FactoryJohn Milton Edwards
appraisal
appraisement
- an assessment or estimation of the worth, value, or quality of a person or thingSee also performance appraisal
- a valuation of property or goods
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Word Origin and History for self-appraisal
appraisal
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appraisal
A formal evaluation of property by an expert, used to establish its market value.
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