- an assessment or estimation of the worth, value, or quality of a person or thing
- a valuation of property or goods
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ap•prais•al /əˈpreɪzəl/USA pronunciation n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- an act of estimating or determining the worth of something: [countable]We gave him an appraisal of the jewelry.[uncountable]received a look of careful appraisal.
ap•prais•al
(ə prā′zəl),USA pronunciation n.
- the act of estimating or judging the nature or value of something or someone.
- Businessan estimate of value, as for sale, assessment, or taxation;
valuation. - an estimate or considered opinion of the nature, quality, importance, etc:the critics' appraisal of pop art; an incorrect appraisal of public opinion.Also, ap•praise′ment.
- appraise + -al2 1810–20
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appraisal /əˈpreɪzəl/, appraisement n
'appraisal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ego trip
- estimate
- honest
- once-over
- revalue
- stock
- summative assessment
- vet
- assessment
- batting eye
- city planning
- clear-eyed
- closing costs
- cool
- demythologize
- hard-boiled
- hedonic calculus
- mining engineering
- niyama
- notice
- opinion
- pan
- point of view
- rave
- reckoning
- valuation
- self-appraisal
- size-up
- snapshot