appraisal
part of speech
noun (an appraisal, appraisals)
meaning for a pupil
1) An appraisal is a careful judgement of how good, useful or valuable something or someone is. tree →
2) (work) A meeting at work where a manager talks with a worker about how well they are doing. tree →
3) (money) An official judgement of how much something, such as a house or a ring, is worth. tree →
sense 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 →
- The expert gave an appraisal of the old painting. tree →
- The bank wanted an appraisal of the house before lending money. tree →
- The coach gave an honest appraisal of our game. tree →
- After the storm, the council made an appraisal of the damage. tree →
- My teacher's appraisal of my story was very kind. tree →
- The ring's appraisal said it was worth a lot. tree →
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.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «appraisal» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.