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Dictionary: ap·praise   (ə-prāz') pronunciation
 
tr.v., -praised, -prais·ing, -prais·es.
  1. To evaluate, especially in an official capacity.
  2. To estimate the quality, amount, size, and other features of; judge. See synonyms at estimate.

[Middle English appreisen, possibly from Old French aprisier, from Late Latin appretiāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin pretium, price.]

appraisingly ap·prais'ing·ly adv.
appraisable ap·prais'a·ble adj.
appraisement ap·praise'ment n.
appraiser ap·prais'er n.
appraisingly ap·prais'ing·ly adv.
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Business Dictionary: Appraise
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To estimate the value of property.

 
Thesaurus: appraise
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verb

    To make a judgment as to the worth or value of: assay, assess, calculate, estimate, evaluate, gauge, judge, rate, size up, valuate, value. Idioms: take the measure of. See value/worthlessness/evaluation.

 
Law Dictionary: Appraise
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To estimate the value; to put in writing the worth of property.

 
Word Tutor: appraise
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To make an estimate of a thing's value.

pronunciation The realtor made an appointment to appraise the house.

Tutor's tip: A private club may "apprise" (inform) you that you've been accepted as a member after it has "appraised" (assessed the quality or value of) your community service.

 
Translations: Appraise
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - vurdere, taksere, prisfastsætte

Nederlands (Dutch)
schatten, voortgang beoordelen (van werknemer), taxeren

Français (French)
v. tr. - évaluer, apprécier, estimer (la valeur de qch)

Deutsch (German)
v. - bewerten, schätzen, abschätzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκτιμώ, αξιολογώ, αποτιμώ

Italiano (Italian)
stimare, valutare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - avaliar, fixar o preço ou valor

Русский (Russian)
оценивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - estimar, calcular, evaluar, tasar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - värdera, uppskatta

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
评价, 鉴定, 估价

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 評價, 鑒定, 估價

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 을 평가하다[감정하다]

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 値踏みする, 見積もる, 評価する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يثمن, يخمن, يقيم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮העריך, אמד, קבע מחיר של, העריך ביצוע (של עובד)‬


 
 
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