appraisal
English
Etymology
From appraise + -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈpɹeɪzəl/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪzəl
Noun
appraisal (countable and uncountable, plural appraisals)
- The act or process of developing an opinion of value.
- 2020, Brit Bennett, The Vanishing Half, Dialogue Books, page 47:
- She hated that silent appraisal, watching someone compare her to a version that she might have been.
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- A judgment or assessment of the value of something, especially a formal one.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- appraisal cost
- appraisal theory
- e-appraisal
- overappraisal
- quasi-appraisal
- underappraisal
- self-appraisal
Translations
judgement
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