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# appraisal

noun (an appraisal, appraisals)

«appraisal» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An appraisal is a careful judgement of how good, useful or valuable something or someone is. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appraisal/#m1)
2. (work) A meeting at work where a manager talks with a worker about how well they are doing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appraisal/#m2)
3. (money) An official judgement of how much something, such as a house or a ring, is worth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appraisal/#m3)

### In the lessons

In adult work life many people have a yearly appraisal with their boss. When a family buys or sells a house, an expert makes an appraisal of its value. In school, teachers make an appraisal of your work. It is a formal word; plain words are «review», «judgement», «valuation». Phrases: «a performance appraisal», «a fair appraisal», «an appraisal of the damage».

### Examples

- Mum has her appraisal at work next week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appraisal/#x1)
- The expert gave an appraisal of the old painting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appraisal/#x2)
- The bank wanted an appraisal of the house before lending money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appraisal/#x3)
- The coach gave an honest appraisal of our game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appraisal/#x4)
- After the storm, the council made an appraisal of the damage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appraisal/#x5)
- My teacher's appraisal of my story was very kind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appraisal/#x6)
- The ring's appraisal said it was worth a lot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appraisal/#x7)

### Note

Countable, formal. Verb «appraise» (to judge the value). Do not confuse «appraise» with «apprise» (to tell someone) or «praise» (to say good things); an appraisal can be bad as well as good.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «appraisal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/appraisal/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«appraisal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/appraisal.html) on Mova free.