appraisal

or ap·praise·ment

[ uh-prey-zuh l ]

/ əˈpreɪ zəl /

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noun

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.

Words nearby appraisal

apposite, apposition, apposition suture, appositional growth, appositive, appraisal, appraisal drilling, appraise, appreciable, appreciate, appreciation

Origin of appraisal

First recorded in 1810–20; appraise + -al²

OTHER WORDS FROM appraisal

mis·ap·prais·al, nouno·ver·ap·prais·al, nounre·ap·prais·al, nounself-ap·prais·al, noun

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Examples from the Web for appraisal

Thomas, however, reveals she is actually far more understanding in her appraisal of Girls.
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Closer to home, a neighbor planning his estate had an appraisal done in 2010 and again in late 2012.
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Elie bemoans its exclusion from the modern American story, and most agree that his appraisal is accurate.
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Rentoul's appraisal goes too easy, both on Heller and on himself.
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The listing is not live now, as MMR has decided to wait for a second appraisal of the ring to be completed.
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She was a peach, and he took no pains to conceal his appraisal from his parents that evening.
The Guarded Heights|Wadsworth Camp
Pete's glistening little eyes lingered in appraisal upon her noble rotundities and her dangling quarry.
Somewhere in Red Gap|Harry Leon Wilson
They formed a board of appraisal, with Westbury as chairman.
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In abandoning it to them, competition leaves it to their appraisal or their estimation, and demands a price for it.
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"Better not," laughed the doctor, with a keen glance of appraisal.
A Man of Two Countries|Alice Harriman

British Dictionary definitions for appraisal

appraisal

appraisement

/ (əˈpreɪzəl) /

noun

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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Cultural definitions for appraisal

appraisal

A formal evaluation of property by an expert, used to establish its market value.

appraisal

or ap·praise·ment

noun

Words related to appraisal

Words nearby appraisal

Origin of appraisal

OTHER WORDS FROM appraisal

Examples from the Web for appraisal

British Dictionary definitions for appraisal

appraisement

noun

Cultural definitions for appraisal