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appraisal cost

appraisal cost

5.3
Money spent to check that products or services meet quality standards
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : costo de evaluación
  • The company increased its appraisal cost to ensure all products met safety standards.

Examples

  • Investing in appraisal cost can reduce the likelihood of defects reaching customers.

  • The annual report detailed the firm's appraisal cost in the quality control section.

  • The appraisal cost was higher than expected.

  • We need to calculate the appraisal costs for the new project.

  • The bank included the appraisal cost in the loan estimate for the new home.

  • Before finalizing the purchase, the company calculated the appraisal cost to ensure the service met quality standards.

  • She was surprised by the appraisal cost, which was higher than anticipated during the property assessment.

How High

cost
∞ 1.0
appraisal cost
  • Specialized
5.3

Surface Forms

appraisal cost singular
appraisal costs plural

Morphology

appraisal + cost

The phrase is directly compositional: 'appraisal' (an assessment) combined with 'cost' (an expense) clearly yields 'the expense of conducting an assessment'. This follows a regular noun+noun compounding/possessive pattern common across languages and contexts, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

The noun appraisal cost comes from the simple idea of paying to check things: appraisal means a careful check and cost is the money paid. So, it means the money a company spends to check that products or services meet the needed 'quality'.