appraisal

From appraise +‎ -al.

• IPA^(key): /əˈpɹeɪzəl/

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• Rhymes: -eɪzəl

appraisal (countable and uncountable, plural appraisals)

1. The act or process of developing an opinion of value.
   • 2020, Brit Bennett, The Vanishing Half, Dialogue Books, page 47:

     She hated that silent appraisal, watching someone compare her to a version that she might have been.

2. A judgment or assessment of the value of something, especially a formal one.