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appraisal

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ap·prais·al  (-przl)
n.
1. The act or an instance of appraising.
2. An expert or official valuation, as for taxation.

appraisal [əˈpreɪzəl], appraisement
n
1. an assessment or estimation of the worth, value, or quality of a person or thing See also performance appraisal
2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) a valuation of property or goods
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.appraisalappraisal - the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
categorisation, categorization, sorting, classification - the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
critical analysis, critical appraisal - an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation
rating, valuation, evaluation - an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship"
assay, check - an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress"
acid test - a rigorous or crucial appraisal
reappraisal, reassessment, revaluation, review - a new appraisal or evaluation
underevaluation - an appraisal that underestimates the value of something
2.appraisal - a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
commercial document, commercial instrument - a document of or relating to commerce
overappraisal, overestimate, overestimation, overvaluation - an appraisal that is too high
3.appraisal - an expert estimation of the quality, quantity, and other characteristics of someone or something
estimate, estimation - a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is innocent"

appraisal
noun
1. assessment, opinion, estimate, judgment, evaluation, estimation, sizing up (informal), recce (slang) Self-appraisal is never easy.
2. valuation, pricing, rating, survey, reckoning, assay He has resisted being drawn into the business of cost appraisal.
Translations
appraisal [əˈpreɪzəl] N
1. (= valuation) → tasación f, valoración f
2. [of worth, importance] → estimación f, apreciación f; [of situation, employee] → evaluación f
appraisal [əˈpreɪzəl] n (= evaluation) → évaluation f
an appraisal of sth [situation] → une évaluation de qch; [someone's performance, work, strengths] → une évaluation de qch
appraisal
n (of value, damage)Abschätzung f; (of character, ability)Beurteilung f; to make an appraisal of the situationdie Lage abschätzen; his careful/accurate appraisalseine sorgfältige/genaue Einschätzung
appraisal [əˈpreɪzl] nvalutazione f, stima (fig) → giudizio


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Anything but a beauty--had been his appraisal when he halted the procession for a pow-wow.
The wheat- farmer leaned forward, resting the heels of his hands on his knees so that the fingers hung down his long shins, in Daughtry's appraisal, half-way to his feet.
The more he knew of her, the higher was his appraisal.
 
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