Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

performance appraisal

British  

noun

  1. the assessment, at regular intervals, of an employee's performance at work

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The agreement required the authority to improve its employee performance appraisal process.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2023

The performance appraisal is used to determine whether or not the employee is on the right career path and to make any necessary changes to help in the employee’s future development.

From Encyclopedia.com • Feb. 5, 2018

He was the guy who had received “Excellent” on every performance appraisal for the past 20 years.

From Forbes • Sep. 23, 2014

But none of this information was included when Gregory S. Jackson, now the university president’s chief of staff, wrote Mr. White’s performance appraisal for the first time in April 2012.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2013

In 1981, civil service reform faces critical challenges, all agencies must have fully functioning performance appraisal systems for all employees, and merit pay systems for compensating the government's 130,000 GS-13-15 managers.

From State of the Union Address by Carter, Jimmy