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ap·prais·al

(ə-prā′zəl)

1. The act or an instance of appraising.

2. An expert or official valuation, as for taxation.

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appraisal

(əˈpreɪzəl) or

appraisement

1. an assessment or estimation of the worth, value, or quality of a person or thing. See also performance appraisal

2. (Banking & Finance) a valuation of property or goods

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ap•prais•al

(əˈpreɪ zəl)

n.

1. the act of estimating or judging the nature or value of something or someone.

2. a valuation, as for sale or taxation.

3. an estimate or considered opinion. Sometimes, ap•praise′ment.

[1810–20]

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Noun	1.	appraisal - the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth assessment 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) estimation, estimate 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.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

appraisal

noun

The act or result of judging the worth or value of something or someone:

appraisement, assessment, estimate, estimation, evaluation, judgment, valuation.

Translations

EinschätzungGrundstückswertermittlung

estimation évaluation

stima valutazione

оценка

appraisal

[əˈpreɪzəl] N

1. (= valuation) → tasación f, valoración f

2. [of worth, importance] → estimación f, apreciación f; [of situation, employee] → evaluación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

appraisal

[əˈpreɪz^əl] n (= evaluation) → évaluation f
an appraisal of sth [situation] → une évaluation de qch; [someone's performance, work, strengths] → une évaluation de qch

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appraisal

n (of value, damage) → Abschätzung f; (of character, ability) → Beurteilung f; to make an appraisal of the situation → die Lage abschätzen; his careful/accurate appraisal → seine sorgfältige/genaue Einschätzung

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

appraisal

[əˈpreɪz/əl] n → valutazione 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.

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"But who's still putting up?--all of you, I ask you." 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.

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The more he knew of her, the higher was his appraisal. Had she been reserved and haughty with him, or been merely a giggling, simpering creature of a woman, it would have been different.

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He is a designated member of the Appraisal Institute and has served the appraisal profession as a member of the Appraisal Institute's Academic Liaison, Body of Knowledge, and Education Committees; he currently is a member of The Appraisal Journal's Academic Review Panel.

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