appraisalnoun [ C or U ]
uk/əˈpreɪ.zəl/us/əˈpreɪ.zəl/the act of examining someone or something in order to judge their qualities, success, or needs:
The newspaper gave an editorial appraisal of the government's achievements of the past year.
also job/performance appraisal a meeting in which an employee discusses his or her progress, aims, and needs at work with his or her manager or employer:
Many companies operate regular job appraisals, often on an annual basis.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Judgments and analyses
- acquihire
- analysis
- assessment
- construction
- critique
- day of reckoning
- interpretation
- job evaluation
- judgment
- misjudge
- notice
- peer review
- press
- rating
- review
- self-assessment
- study
- time-and-motion study
- unrated
- value judgment
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