Appraise definition
To make a considered judgment about; assess or size up.
Appraise a threat; appraised himself in the mirror.
verb
To set a price for; decide the value of, esp. officially.
verb
The definition of appraise is to determine the value or quality of something or what something is worth.
To inspect an area that was hit by a tornado to come up with a dollar figure on the damage it caused is an example of appraise.
verb
To estimate the quantity of.
verb
To judge the quality or worth of.
verb
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To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels.
verb
To estimate the price or value of.
Appraise a diamond; appraise real estate.
verb
Origin of appraise
- Middle English appreisen possibly from Old French aprisier from Late Latin appretiāre Latin ad- ad- Latin pretium price per-5 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Old French aprisier (“apraise, set a price on”) (French apprécier), from Late Latin appretiare, from ad- + pretium (“price, value”) (English precious), from which also appreciate.
From Wiktionary
- Incorrect form of apprise.
From Wiktionary