appraisal
Americannoun
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the act of estimating or judging the nature or value of something or someone.
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an estimate of value, as for sale, assessment, or taxation; valuation.
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an estimate or considered opinion of the nature, quality, importance, etc.
the critics' appraisal of pop art; an incorrect appraisal of public opinion.
noun
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an assessment or estimation of the worth, value, or quality of a person or thing See also performance appraisal
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a valuation of property or goods
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of appraisal
Explanation
An appraisal is a judgment of something, especially an estimate of how much it's worth. Usually you need an expert to give an official appraisal. If you were selling a house, you'd need an expert in real estate to give an appraisal of how much it's worth — that's an official estimate of how much you could sell it for. But this word can also be used in other less formal situations that call for a judgment or opinion of some sort. If you painted a picture, you could ask, "What's your appraisal of my work?" Hopefully the answer is "beautiful!"
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Zhao Hong, a mining analyst at Beijing Sheng Ming Assets Appraisal, said the strong auction interest reflected demand for the metal and limited domestic resources in China, as well as low starting prices.
From Reuters • Aug. 10, 2023
Appraisal: Tearing up a photo was the moment nobody forgot.
From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2023
“If we had one or two comparables with ADUs ... our life would be easy,” said Denis DeSaix of Metrocal Appraisal in Livermore.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2023
Such adversities in childhood are called Adverse Childhood Experiences, or ACEs, a term coined by researchers in a seminal study of 13,000 people from 1995 to 1997 at Kaiser Permanente’s San Diego Health Appraisal Clinic.
From Slate • Feb. 20, 2023
“You know . Beauxbatons Academy of Magic ... I read about it in An Appraisal of Magical Education in Europe.”
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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