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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAppraisal
/əˈpreɪ.zəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An act of assessing something or someone, often characterized by impartiality and objective analysis.
"The committee provided a neutral appraisal of the candidate's qualifications without personal bias." - 2
An expert valuation of the property, value, or quality of an asset or item.
"Before finalizing the mortgage, the bank required a professional property appraisal."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb appraise, originating in the early 15th century from Old French 'apraisier', from Late Latin 'appretiare' (to set a price to), combining 'ad-' (to) and 'pretium' (price). Over centuries, the meaning broadened from strictly monetary valuation to encompass expert judgment, evaluation, and assessment of value, quality, or condition.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Appraisal" is said worldwide
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évaluation
Transliteration: /e.va.lɥa.sjɔ̃/
"Le rapport fournit une évaluation neutre de la situation."
Einschätzung
Transliteration: /ˈaɪ̯nˌʃɛt͡sʊŋ/
"Die Kommission gab eine neutrale Einschätzung ab."
valutazione
Transliteration: /va.lu.taˈt͡sjo.ne/
"La sua è stata una valutazione obiettiva dei fatti."
evaluación
Transliteration: /e.βa.lwajˈsjon/
"Necesitamos una evaluación neutral del proyecto."
avaliação
Transliteration: /a.va.li.aˈsɐ̃w/
"O documento apresentou uma avaliação neutra do desempenho."
मूल्यांकन
Transliteration: mulyankan
"यह रिपोर्ट स्थिति का निष्पक्ष मूल्यांकन प्रदान करती है।"
评估
Transliteration: pínggū
"专家对该项目进行了客观的评估。"
평가
Transliteration: pyeong-ga
"우리는 상황에 대한 객관적인 평가가 필요합니다."
評価
Transliteration: hyōka
"その委員会は状況の中立的な評価を下した。"
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