appraisal

noun

ap·​prais·​al ə-ˈprā-zəl 

: an act or instance of appraising something or someone

a damage appraisal

They gave us an honest appraisal of our chances.

especially : a valuation of property by the estimate of an authorized person

sought an appraisal of her jewelry

real estate appraisals

Synonyms

• appraisement
• assessment
• estimate
• estimation
• evaluation
• fix
• judgment
• judgement
• value judgment

Examples of appraisal in a Sentence

the appraisal of some jewelry

I made a quick appraisal of the situation and decided to leave right away.

The book is an excellent appraisal of the influences that have shaped our government.

Recent Examples on the Web

Next up was a move for a first appraisal on a tract that could expand Historic Blakeley State Park by 81.5 acres. —Lawrence Specker | [e-mail], al, 13 Sep. 2023

An appraisal released by the city ahead of the special council meeting said the property was worth $1,385,000. —Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2023

In my appraisal district, the numbers given are not easy to understand. —Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2023

In 2019, the agreement said, Sidhu had given a confidential appraisal range for the stadium to Ament, the chamber’s head, to give to the Angels before the appraisal was made public. —Adam Elmahrek, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2023

The program’s TikTok channel has over 880,000 followers and has short appraisal clips that are almost custom-made for the format. —Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 12 July 2023

His services include providing appraisals for estate tax, charitable contribution, insurance scheduling and loss, and equitable distribution needs. —oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2023

Meanwhile, residential properties increased by about $1.5 million due to higher property appraisals. —Myah Taylor, Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2023

The council accepted a lower appraisal of $290,000. —Brandi Kellam and Louis Hansen, Virginia Center For Investigative Journalism At Whro, Essence, 5 Sep. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

appraise + -al entry 1

First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing appraisal

• self-appraisal

• self-appraisal

Kids Definition

appraisal

noun

ap·​prais·​al ə-ˈprā-zəl 

: an act or instance of appraising

Legal Definition

appraisal

noun

ap·​prais·​al ə-ˈprā-zəl 

: a valuation of property by the estimate of an authorized person: as

a

: the determination of the fair value of a corporation's stock by a judicial proceeding that a dissenting shareholder is usually entitled by statute to demand in a case of extraordinary corporate action (as a merger) see also dissent entry 1 sense 1

b

: the estimation of the value of real estate for the purpose of taxation, sale, or securing a mortgage

c

: the estimation of the value of damage done to property for the purpose of adjusting an insurance claim