appraise

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ap·praise | \ ə-ˈprāz

appraised; appraising

Definition of appraise

transitive verb

1 : to set a value on : to estimate the amount of appraise the damage

2 : to evaluate the worth, significance, or status of especially : to give an expert judgment of the value or merit of appraise an actor's career

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Other Words from appraise

appraisee \ ə-ˌprā-ˈzē

\ noun

appraisement \ ə-ˈprāz-mənt

\ noun

appraiser noun

appraisive \ ə-ˈprā-ziv

\ adjective

Choose the Right Synonym for appraise

estimate, appraise, evaluate, value, rate, assess mean to judge something with respect to its worth or significance. estimate implies a judgment, considered or casual, that precedes or takes the place of actual measuring or counting or testing out. estimated the crowd at two hundred appraise commonly implies the fixing by an expert of the monetary worth of a thing, but it may be used of any critical judgment. having their house appraised evaluate suggests an attempt to determine relative or intrinsic worth in terms other than monetary. evaluate a student's work value equals appraise but without implying expertness of judgment. a watercolor valued by the donor at $500 rate adds to estimate the notion of placing a thing according to a scale of values. a highly rated restaurant assess implies a critical appraisal for the purpose of understanding or interpreting, or as a guide in taking action. officials are trying to assess the damage

Examples of appraise in a Sentence

The ring must be appraised by a jeweler before it can be insured. appraise the house and property What is the property's appraised value? In the book, he appraises Hollywood's recent films and contrasts them with several independent films.

Recent Examples on the Web Shawn Ordway, deputy assessor for the city of St. Louis, said that his office uses comparable neighborhood sales to appraise homes and is usually accurate within 10% of market value. — Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, "State-Supported “Clean Energy” Loans Are Putting Borrowers At Risk of Losing Their Homes," 23 Apr. 2021 Each attendee is invited to bring in one to two items for Ivankovich to appraise via Zoom. — courant.com, "Community News For The Farmington Valley Edition," 16 Apr. 2021 The results would allow investors to appraise the value of Coinbase shares. — Chris Smith, BGR, "Coinbase is finally going public, but it’s taking an unusual route," 2 Apr. 2021 Of course, homes can also appraise for more than the selling price. — Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, "Why Home Appraisals Are So Important," 12 Feb. 2021 Clients such as MoLAA typically team up with an independent auctioneer or auction house to appraise the work and guide them through the sale. — Deborah Vankin Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "Museum of Latin American Art defends auctioning dozens of works from its collection," 11 Dec. 2020 Invaluable does not take possession of works to photograph, research, catalog and appraise the way a traditional auction house would. — Deborah Vankin Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "Museum of Latin American Art defends auctioning dozens of works from its collection," 11 Dec. 2020 New York authorities investigating whether President Donald Trump’s company inflated the value of its assets for loans and tax breaks are seeking more records of the company’s communication with an engineer who helped appraise its property. — Erik Larson, Bloomberg.com, "More Trump Records Sought in New York Asset-Valuation Probe," 20 Nov. 2020 Fast, the department’s chief appraiser, said the department couldn’t assume Nationwide would be the winning bidder and that the department had to appraise the property for a typical buyer. — Katie Surma, The Arizona Republic, "Nationwide Insurance bought one of the state's most valuable parcels of land in Scottsdale. It also got a great deal," 20 June 2018

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