appraisal
- noun
- /əˈpreɪzəl/
- 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?
- Sorry, but what what's your honest appraisal of someone like Carl and what he's done so far?
- How much does your subjective appraisal of the quality of the music that's being made come into play?
- And so it's this constant appraisal of your skills and activities and saying which of these makes me stronger?
- And I think that for many of us, if we're taking an honest appraisal of ourselves, we'll notice that we have deficits in these areas.
- On this specific character depends the appraisal of this world.
- Whatever you're thinking now, do that terms of a performance appraisal as only what's going to matter.
- You might have an appraisal issue early or later on because you're trying to set a whole new comp that hasn't happened yet.
Examples
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I prefer a more honest appraisal of her decision.
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I would like to arrange an appraisal of some of the items in my collection.
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Would you like to know my appraisal of you?
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To make our own appraisal of the situation.
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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.
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So here's the thing, the appraisal is an opinion of value.
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How much does your subjective appraisal of the quality of the music that's being made come into play?
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The real estate agent provided a detailed appraisal of the house's value before the sale.
Synonyms
A decision about how good someone's work or skills are
A careful decision about how good or valuable something is
An estimate of how much something is worth
An opinion about someone's qualities or how much people respect them
An opinion about the value and quality of a person or thing
A careful step-by-step check of information to decide how useful or true it is
An official check that finds how much property or goods are worth
Compounds
A careful step-by-step check of information to decide how useful or true it is
- Specialized
Money spent to check that products or services meet quality standards
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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.