If you make an appraisalof something, you consider it carefully and form an opinion about it.
What is needed in such cases is a calm appraisal of the situation. [+ of]
Self-appraisal is never easy.
Synonyms: assessment, opinion, estimate, judgment More Synonyms of appraisal
2. variable noun
Appraisal is the official or formal assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of someone or something. Appraisal often involves observation or some kind of testing.
Staff problems should be addressed through training and appraisals.
...an appraisal of your financial standing.
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More Synonyms of appraisal
appraisal in British English
(əˈpreɪzəl) or appraisement
noun
1.
an assessment or estimation of the worth, value, or quality of a person or thing
See also performance appraisal
2.
a valuation of property or goods
appraisal in American English
(əˈpreɪzəl)
noun
1.
an appraising or being appraised
2.
an appraised value or price; esp., an expert valuation for taxation, tariff duty, sale, etc.; estimate
Also apˈpraisement
appraisal in Finance
(əpreɪzəl)
Word forms: (regular plural) appraisals
noun
(Finance: General)
An appraisal is a professional examination of real or personal property to determine its market value.
An independent appraisal of the company's real estate holdings values those assets at about $1.1 billion.
The company commissioned appraisals of the land value, and the timber value.
An appraisal is a professional examination of real or personal property to determine its marketvalue.
Examples of 'appraisal' in a sentence
appraisal
Let's return to that imaginary work appraisal.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Monthly team meetings and an annual appraisal identify further training needs or opportunities.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The comments are considered for appraisals used to decide pay and bonuses.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Our sense of esteem and worth is largely wrapped up in their appraisal of our work.
Christianity Today (2000)
What is needed in such cases is a calm appraisal of the situation.
Standen, Chris Superdog! Action plans that work for a happy and well-behaved pet (1990)
Almost a quarter provided appraisal interviewing training for those who felt that they needed it.
Torrington, Derek Personnel Management: A New Approach (1991)
In this chapter we first consider what appraisal is and the importance of ongoing appraisal.
Torrington, Derek Personnel Management: A New Approach (1991)
He is honest in his appraisal of the situation.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Most performance appraisal instruments simply are not sensitive enough to detect modest but meaningful changes in work performance.
Tompkins, Jonathan Human Resource Management in Government (1995)
Some organizations encourage individuals to prepare for the appraisal interview by filling out some form of appraisal on themselves.
Torrington, Derek Personnel Management: A New Approach (1991)
He suggested that teachers should be subject to formal and annual appraisal in the same way as civil servants.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
At a recent work appraisal his boss told him he needed to control his temper as some staff had complained.
The Sun (2015)
Studies based on predictive validity seek to verify a relationship between the test scores of applicants and subsequent performance appraisal ratings.
Tompkins, Jonathan Human Resource Management in Government (1995)
Performance appraisals Critical assessment is important to you to help you improve your performance.
Harris, Jean Everything You Need to Know for Success in Business (1990)
Formal appraisals happen once a year, though in practice appraisals are often more regular than this.
Corporate Research Foundation TOP MARKETING AND MEDIA COMPANIES IN THE UK (2002)
Training in appraisal interviewing Consider this approach.
A Conceptual View of Human Resource Management: Strategic Objectives, Environments,Functions
In an appraisal, performance and outcomes can be reviewed and ways of measuring them agreed.
O'Connor, Joseph & Seymour, John Training with N.L.P. (1994)
We look at what can be done to make appraisal work, and in particular at performance management systems.
Torrington, Derek Personnel Management: A New Approach (1991)
Some 50 circuit judges have been recruited to take part in the first pilot and they will undergo training in appraisal.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Formal appraisal systems were first adopted in the early 1900s as a means of directing and controlling employee behavior through the scientific measurement of human performance.
Tompkins, Jonathan Human Resource Management in Government (1995)
After all, there are loads of men out there and most of us won't be doing your work appraisal.
The Sun (2012)
This chapter's objective is to present a balanced view of the appraisal process, considering both its technical and its interpersonal aspects.
A Conceptual View of Human Resource Management: Strategic Objectives, Environments,Functions
Effective training and appraisal must also become second nature; in a large charity, this should be a condition for becoming a trustee.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There will be further sections on how promotions are made, training opportunities and requirements, as well as the use of performance appraisal and assessment centres.
Torrington, Derek Personnel Management: A New Approach (1991)
In other languages
appraisal
British English: appraisal NOUN
If you make an appraisal of something, you consider it carefully and form an opinion about it.
What is needed in such cases is a calm appraisal of the situation.
American English: appraisal
Brazilian Portuguese: avaliação
Chinese: 估计
European Spanish: evaluación
French: évaluation
German: Beurteilung
Italian: valutazione
Japanese: 認識
Korean: 평가
European Portuguese: avaliação
Latin American Spanish: evaluación
All related terms of 'appraisal'
self-appraisal
the evaluation of one's own strengths and weaknesses
appraisal drilling
(in the oil industry ) drilling carried out once oil or gas has been discovered in order to assess the extent of the field , the reserves , the possible rate of production , and the properties of the oil or gas
appraisal method
a method used for the appraisal of an employee
expert appraisal
a valuation of property or goods by an expert
appraisal interview
an interview by the manager of an employee who is being appraised
performance appraisal
the assessment , at regular intervals , of an employee's performance at work
Chinese translation of 'appraisal'
appraisal
(əˈpreɪzl)
n
an appraisal (of)(对(對) ... 的)评(評)估 ((duì ... de) pínggū)
1 (noun)
Definition
an assessment of the worth or quality of a person or thing
Self-appraisal is never easy.
Synonyms
assessment
He was referred to a specialist for assessment.
opinion
That has improved my already favourable opinion of him.
estimate
I was wrong in my estimate of his capabilities.
judgment
In your judgment, what has changed over the past few years?
evaluation
Evaluation is standard practice for the training course.
estimation
estimations of pre-tax profits of £12.5 million
sizing up (informal)
recce (slang)
2 (noun)
Definition
an assessment of the worth or quality of a person or thing
He has resisted being drawn into the business of cost appraisal.
Synonyms
valuation
pricing
rating
survey
a structural survey undertaken by a qualified surveyor
reckoning
assay
Additional synonyms
in the sense of estimate
Definition
an opinion
I was wrong in my estimate of his capabilities.
Synonyms
assessment,
opinion,
belief,
appraisal,
evaluation,
conjecture,
appraisement,
judgment,
estimation,
surmise
in the sense of estimation
Definition
the act of estimating
estimations of pre-tax profits of £12.5 million
Synonyms
estimate,
reckoning,
assessment,
appreciation,
valuation,
appraisal,
guesstimate (informal),
ballpark figure (informal)
in the sense of evaluation
Evaluation is standard practice for the training course.