Definitions for appraisal
əˈpreɪ zəlap·praisal

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. appraisal, assessment(noun)

   the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

2. appraisal, estimate, estimation(noun)

   a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)

3. appraisal(noun)

   an expert estimation of the quality, quantity, and other characteristics of someone or something

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. appraisal(Noun)

   A judgment or assessment of the value of something, especially a formal one.

   Etymology: to appraise + -al

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Appraisal(noun)

   a valuation by an authorized person; an appraisement

   Etymology: [See Appraise. Cf. Apprizal.]

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1. appraisal

   An assessment of a task or goal.

   The manager assessed the tasks he gave his crew members.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 13, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'appraisal' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4565

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'appraisal' in Nouns Frequency: #2728

How to pronounce appraisal?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of appraisal in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of appraisal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of appraisal in a Sentence

1. Minor Myers:

   These cases suggest appraisal can still be a useful remedy for a stockholder, but you can't just have a briefcase full of analysis and hope to pull the wool over a judge's eyes.

2. Steven Hecht:

   There was a big open question if Chancery would kill appraisal arbitrage.

3. Marsha Bemko:

   This appraisal hits the Roadshow trifecta : an extremely rare item, a personal backstory that shines a light on Peter Planes country's history, and a fantastic guest reaction, for the first time ever, Peter Planes had a guest so overcome by the valuation of his treasure that he falls to the ground in surprise. But don't worry, he gets back up to finish the appraisal !

4. Marianne Moore:

   When one cannot appraise out of one's own experience, the temptation to blunder is minimized, but even when one can, appraisal seems chiefly useful as appraisal of the appraiser.

5. Paul Workman:

   The answer today is the right one, but I would urge NICE to implement the planned overhaul of its drug appraisal processes as soon as possible to avoid repeated delays in getting the best, most innovative treatments to patients.

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