Dictionary Definition
appraise
Verb
1 place a value on; judge the worth of something;
"I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional" [syn:
measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, value]
2 consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised
the situation carefully before acting" [syn: survey]
User Contributed Dictionary
Etymology 1
From appretiare ().Verb
- To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels.
- To estimate; to conjecture.
- To praise; to commend.
Derived terms
Translations
to set a value; to estimate the worth of
- German: einschätzen, taxieren
- Spanish: valorar
to estimate; to conjecture
to praise; to commend
Extensive Definition
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.
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
adjudge, appreciate, assay, assess, audit, calculate, calibrate, caliper, call, catalog, categorize, check a
parameter, class, classify, compute, deem, dial, divide, esteem, estimate, evaluate, examine, factor, fair-trade, fathom, figure, form an estimate,
gauge, give an
appreciation, graduate,
group, guess, identify, inspect, judge, make an estimation,
mark, measure, mensurate, mete, meter, pace, plumb, price, prize, probe, quantify, quantize, quote a price,
rank, rate, reckon, scrutinize, set at, sift, size, size up, sort, sort out, sound, span, step, survey, take a reading, thrash
out, triangulate,
valorize, valuate, value, weigh, winnow