appraise

[ uh-preyz ]

/ əˈpreɪz /

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verb (used with object), ap·praised, ap·prais·ing.

to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess: We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it.

to estimate the nature, quality, importance, etc.: He tried to appraise the poetry of John Updike.

Nearby words

Origin of appraise

1400–50; late Middle English apraysen to set a value on, probably a conflation of aprisen to apprize¹ and preisen to praise (with sense of prize²)

Related forms

ap·prais·a·ble, adjectiveap·prais·er, nounap·prais·ing·ly, adverbap·prais·ive, adjective

mis·ap·praise, verb (used with object), mis·ap·praised, mis·ap·prais·ing.o·ver·ap·praise, verb (used with object), o·ver·ap·praised, o·ver·ap·prais·ing.re·ap·praise, verb (used with object), re·ap·praised, re·ap·prais·ing.un·ap·praised, adjective

Can be confusedappraise apprise

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Examples from the Web for appraiser

HollywoodLife.com posted a closeup of the gaudy diamond ring, with an appraiser estimating its value at upward of $750,000.
Hockey Hunks Conquer Hollywood!|Peter Lauria|June 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST
There is no source for that valuation beyond Bernie, no appraiser's opinion attached.
Ruth's Secret Stash|Allan Dodds Frank|March 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The valuation must be duly set down in writing, and there is a certain fixed scale of charges for the appraiser's services.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various
For, feeling my eyes upon her, she looked up and met what she must have thought the impudent stare of an appraiser.
To Have and To Hold|Mary Johnston

The man at once drove the cow to the market, and gave her over for sale to the appraiser of cattle.
The Book of Noodles|W. A. Clouston
Appraiser, a person employed to value property, and duly licensed to do so by licence taken out every year.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various
It was as if the tobacco pouch and the appraiser's receipt were in his own pocket; and broad rivers made capital graveyards.
The Drums Of Jeopardy|Harold MacGrath

British Dictionary definitions for appraiser

appraise

/ (əˈpreɪz) /

verb (tr)

to assess the worth, value, or quality of

to make a valuation of, as for taxation purposes

Derived Forms

appraisable, adjectiveappraiser, nounappraisingly, adverbappraisive, adjective

appraisively, adverb

Word Origin for appraise

C15: from Old French aprisier, from prisier to prize ²

usage

Appraise is sometimes wrongly used where apprise is meant: they had been apprised (not appraised) of my arrival

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Word Origin and History for appraiser

appraiser

early 15c., agent noun from appraise (v.).

appraise

c.1400, "to set a value on," from stem of Old French aprisier "apraise, set a price on" (14c., Modern French apprécier), from Late Latin appretiare "value, estimate," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + pretium "price" (see price (n.)). Original English spelling apprize altered by influence of praise. Related: Appraised; appraising.