APPRAISAL
Ap*prais"al, n. Etym: [See Appraise. Cf. Apprizal.]
Defn: A valuation by an authorized person; an appraisement.
APPRAISE
Ap*praise", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Appraised; p. pr. & vb. n.
Appraising.] Etym: [Pref. ad- + praise. See Praise, Price, Apprize,
Appreciate.]
1. To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels.
2. To estimate; to conjecture. Enoch . . . appraised his weight. Tennyson.
3. To praise; to commend. [Obs.] R. Browning. Appraised the Lycian custom. Tennyson.
Note: In the United States, this word is often pronounced, and sometimes written, apprize.
APPRAISEMENT
Ap*praise"ment, n. Etym: [See Appraise. Cf. Apprizement.]
Defn: The act of setting the value; valuation by an appraiser; estimation of worth.
APPRAISER
Ap*prais"er, n. Etym: [See Appraise, Apprizer.]