APPRAISAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does appraisal mean? 

• APPRAISAL (noun)
  The noun APPRAISAL has 3 senses:

1. the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

2. a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)

3. an expert estimation of the quality, quantity, and other characteristics of someone or something

  Familiarity information: APPRAISAL used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• APPRAISAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

appraisal; assessment

Hypernyms ("appraisal" is a kind of...):

categorisation; categorization; classification; sorting (the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "appraisal"):

critical analysis; critical appraisal (an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation)

evaluation; rating; valuation (an appraisal of the value of something)

assay; check (an appraisal of the state of affairs)

acid test (a rigorous or crucial appraisal)

reappraisal; reassessment; revaluation; review (a new appraisal or evaluation)

underevaluation (an appraisal that underestimates the value of something)

Derivation:

appraise (evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

appraisal; estimate; estimation

Hypernyms ("appraisal" is a kind of...):

commercial document; commercial instrument (a document of or relating to commerce)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "appraisal"):

overappraisal; overestimate; overestimation; overvaluation (an appraisal that is too high)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An expert estimation of the quality, quantity, and other characteristics of someone or something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("appraisal" is a kind of...):

estimate; estimation (a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody)

 Context examples 

The appraisal of the variable that identifies a particular data element.

(Identifying Variable Value, NCI Thesaurus)

An appraisal or evaluation of a patient's condition by a physician or registered nurse, based on clinical and laboratory data, medical history, and the patient's account of symptoms.

(Medical Examination, NCI Thesaurus)

An appraisal of the operation and performance of an object of interest.

(Functional Assessment, NCI Thesaurus)

A person who determines the significance, worth, or condition of something by careful appraisal and study.

(Evaluator, NCI Thesaurus)

Systematic, objective appraisal of the significance, effectiveness, and impact of activities or condition according to specified objectives and criteria.

(Evaluation, NCI Thesaurus)

A description of the technique for the appraisal of a subject or object.

(Evaluation Method, NCI Thesaurus)

A critical appraisal of the evidence of the association between an assessment and the results of an observation.

(Assessment of Observation Result, NCI Thesaurus)