appraisal

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /əˈpreɪzəl/ UK /əˈpreɪzəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
an assessment of the value, quality, or nature of something

The bank ordered an independent appraisal before approving the loan.

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Synonyms

1 noun · an assessment of the value,... assessment evaluation valuation estimate review judgment rating survey

Word family

Related forms appraiseappraiserprice praise

Etymology

From appraise (from Old French aprisier, from Late Latin appretiare 'to set a price on', from ad- and pretium 'price') plus the noun suffix -al.

appretiare Latin pretium Latin *per- Proto-Indo-European

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# appraisal

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈpreɪzəl/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈpreɪzəl/

## Meanings
1. an assessment of the value, quality, or nature of something

## Examples
- The bank ordered an independent appraisal before approving the loan.

## Synonyms
- assessment
- evaluation
- valuation
- estimate
- review
- judgment
- rating
- survey

## Related Forms
- appraise
- appraiser
- price
- praise

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: appretiare
- Root: pretium
- Root: *per-

## Etymology
From appraise (from Old French aprisier, from Late Latin appretiare 'to set a price on', from ad- and pretium 'price') plus the noun suffix -al.

## AI Etymology
appraisal comes from appraise (from Old French aprisier, from Late Latin appretiare 'to set a price on', from ad- and pretium 'price') plus the noun suffix -al. Morphologically, the word is transparent: -al is attached to the older base named in the history, so the modern form packages an inherited or borrowed stem inside a later English derivative. In modern use, the noun sense is "an assessment of the value, quality, or nature of something", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as appraise, appraiser, price, praise, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Latin appretiare, Latin pretium, Proto-Indo-European *per-, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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