■ verb assess the value, quality, or performance of.
↘(of an official valuer) set a price on.
Derivatives
appraisable adjective
~e noun
~ment noun
~r noun
appraising adjective
appraisingly adverb
appraisive adjective
Origin
ME: alt. of apprize , by assoc. with praise .
Usage
Appraise is frequently confused with apprise . Appraise means ‘assess’, while apprise means ‘inform’ and is often used in the structure apprise someone of something .