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appraisal

appraisal

15 4.3
A judgment of how well someone does their job or how much something is worth
  • noun
  • /əˈpreɪzəl/
translation icon : evaluación
  • Two citified women seemed to disagree with her appraisal and had bid the price up past $500.
  • performance appraisal
  • appraisal tool
  • quality appraisal

Sorry, but what what's your honest appraisal of someone like Carl and what he's done so far?

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Examples

  • I prefer a more honest appraisal of her decision.

  • I would like to arrange an appraisal of some of the items in my collection.

  • Would you like to know my appraisal of you?

  • To make our own appraisal of the situation.

  • After all, what did her appraisal of the store have to do with anything?

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Thus, it is an appropriate time for an appraisal of the convention.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Jill had been right in her appraisal of me.

  • So here's the thing, the appraisal is an opinion of value.

  • How much does your subjective appraisal of the quality of the music that's being made come into play?

  • The real estate agent provided a detailed appraisal of the house's value before the sale.

Synonyms

assessment
vsappraisal
474 2.8

A decision about how good someone's work or skills are

is the broad act of judging worth and overall significance
evaluation
vsappraisal
329 3.7

A careful decision about how good or valuable something is

is the same overall act but can be less formal or precise
valuation
vsappraisal
  • Specialized
62 5.1

An estimate of how much something is worth

is a general judgment of value, not restricted to price alone
estimation
vsappraisal
31 3.2

An opinion about someone's qualities or how much people respect them

is the act of judging value rather than expressing personal regard
estimate
vsappraisal
19 6.5

An opinion about the value and quality of a person or thing

is the act of judging value rather than giving a rough opinion
critical appraisal
vsappraisal
1 6.3

A careful step-by-step check of information to decide how useful or true it is

is a general act of judging worth without the strict systematic method
appraisement
vsappraisal
  • Formal
7.8

An official check that finds how much property or goods are worth

is the everyday act of judging value, not limited to property or formality

Compounds

A careful step-by-step check of information to decide how useful or true it is

appraisal cost
  • Specialized
5.3

Money spent to check that products or services meet quality standards

How Thorough

appraisal
15 4.3
assessment
474 2.8
valuation
  • Specialized
62 5.1
estimation
15 3.4

Surface Forms

appraisal singular
appraisals plural

Morphology

appraisal = appraise (transparent) = appraise + al

Standard nominalization from the verb 'appraise' indicating the act of assessing; meaning follows productive English morphology.

Etymology

The word appraisal comes from the same root as the verb appraise and the English word price, from Latin pretium meaning 'price'. So an appraisal is the act of judging or estimating how much something is worth, for example a person's work or a painting.