appraisal

/əˈpreɪzəl/

/əˈpreɪzəl/

Other forms: appraisals

An appraisal is a judgment of something, especially an estimate of how much it's worth. Usually you need an expert to give an official appraisal.

If you were selling a house, you'd need an expert in real estate to give an appraisal of how much it's worth — that's an official estimate of how much you could sell it for. But this word can also be used in other less formal situations that call for a judgment or opinion of some sort. If you painted a picture, you could ask, "What's your appraisal of my work?" Hopefully the answer is "beautiful!"

Definitions of appraisal

1. noun

   the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
   synonyms: assessment

   types:

   critical analysis, critical appraisal

   an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation

   evaluation, rating, valuation

   an appraisal of the value of something

   assay, check

   an appraisal of the state of affairs

   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

   criticism, critique

   a serious examination and judgment of something

   overvaluation

   too high a value or price assigned to something

   undervaluation

   too low a value or price assigned to something

   pricing

   the evaluation of something in terms of its price

   reevaluation

   the evaluation of something a second time (or more)

   grade, mark, score

   a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)

   bond rating

   an evaluation by a rating company of the probability that a particular bond issue will default

   countercheck, double check

   something that checks the correctness of a previous check

   Apgar score

   an assessment of the physical condition of a newborn infant; involves heart rate and muscle tone and respiratory effort and color and reflex responsiveness

   paternity test

   a test based on blood groups to determine whether a particular man could be the biological father of a particular child; negative results prove he was not the father but positive results show only that he could be

   stress test

   a test measuring how a system functions when subjected to controlled amounts of stress

   stock-taking, stocktaking

   reappraisal of a situation or position or outlook

   type of:

   categorisation, categorization, classification, sorting

   the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
2. noun

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

   estimate, estimation

   a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
3. noun

   a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
   synonyms: estimate, estimation

   types:

   overappraisal, overestimate, overestimation, overvaluation

   an appraisal that is too high

   type of:

   commercial document, commercial instrument

   a document of or relating to commerce