appraise
verb (used with object)
to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess.
appraises
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present tense formof appraise (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Key to the burgeoning market are firms like Professional Sports Authenticator, of Santa Ana, which authenticates and appraises cards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
The ceramics and glass expert, with Lyon & Turnbull auctioneers in Edinburgh, joined the BBC programme in 2018 as one of the specialists who appraises objects brought in by members of the public.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
“There is a bid/ask spread just like there is for any other traded asset,” explained Trip Brannen, chief financial officer at Coinfully, a company that appraises and purchases coins.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025
To put it another way: The cost of replacing a cracked screen on a year-old iPhone 14 is nearly equivalent to the phone’s value, which Apple appraises at $430 in trade-in credit.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2023
In buying an article which will serve him in several ways, a man appraises all the unlike services that the article will render.
From Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy by John Bates Clark
