appraisal

1 the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth [syn: assessment]

2 a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) [syn: estimate, estimation]

English

Etymology

to appraise + -al

Noun

1. A judgment or assessment of the value of something, especially a formal one for loan or taxation purposes.
2. A judgment or assessment of the professional performance of someone, especially a subordinate .

Translations

• French: estimation , jugement , évaluation
• German: Einschätzung , Taxierung
• Polish: ocena
• Portuguese: avaliação
• Romanian: evaluare
• Russian: оценка (otsénka)
• Spanish: evaluación

Appraisal may refer to:

• A decision-making process:
  • Appraisal (decision analysis) - a decision method
  • Project appraisal - comparing options to deliver an objective
  • Economic appraisal - an appraisal based on comparison of monetary equivalents

• Property Valuation
  • Real estate appraisal - the practice of determining the value of real property

• Other
  • Appraisal theory - a psychological theory of emotion and cognition
  • Archival appraisal - process for determining which records need to be kept, and for how long.

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