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appraisal
[ uh-prey-zuhl ]
noun
- the act of estimating or judging the nature or value of something or someone.
- an 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.
appraisal
/ əˈpreɪzəl /
noun
- an assessment or estimation of the worth, value, or quality of a person or thing See also performance appraisal
- a valuation of property or goods
appraisal
- A formal evaluation of property by an expert, used to establish its market value.
Other Words From
- misap·praisal noun
- over·ap·praisal noun
- reap·praisal noun
- self-ap·praisal noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of appraisal1
Example Sentences
One email that NBC 7 published even suggested that officials had intentionally inflated an appraisal to get it closer to the sales price.
The customer provides the lender all the information for income and asset verification and also marshals the services the lender requires, from securing an appraisal to getting a mortgage as well as flood and title insurance.
The most generous appraisal one can lend a stock split is reading it as a vote of confidence by a company’s board that they believe in the underlying health and future growth prospects of the company.
The report released this week made clear, and confirmed other reporting, that the city’s real estate assets department did not do any thorough inspection or appraisal of the building.
The shuttered indoor skydiving center that the city last year converted into a homeless service hub will soon get an independent appraisal at a federal housing agency’s request.
The late naughts marked the beginning of an entirely new form of restaurant appraisal: the mass critique.
Thomas, however, reveals she is actually far more understanding in her appraisal of Girls.
Locker room talk is the physical appraisal of a new female checking into the section.
There are gaps not only in our legal appraisal of this bind, but also in our view of the sexual dynamics of ASDs.
The researchers may also include a critical appraisal of the trial they report in the discussion.
Objectionable publications, films, broadcasting, and television have been the subject of expert appraisal in many countries.
With the more abundant material now available, such an appraisal would be worth-while.
Rather than expressing any resentment of his appraisal, it suggested that her resistance to his demands would be merely formal.
The cost of logging under the methods of marking adopted is compensated fully in the stumpage appraisal.
His eyes swept me from head to foot, with an instinctive glance of appraisal, as he shook hands.
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