appraised; appraising
1
: to set a value on : to estimate the amount of
appraise the damage
2
: to evaluate the worth, significance, or status of
especially
: to give an expert judgment of the value or merit of
appraise an actor's career
appraiser
noun
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The ring must be appraised by a jeweler before it can be insured.
appraise the house and property
What is the property's appraised value?
In the book, he appraises Hollywood's recent films and contrasts them with several independent films.
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Anderson must also pay more than $402,000 in restitution, despite his defense lawyer’s arguments that Whitehead couldn’t be trusted to accurately state how much his jewelry was worth, and that one of items, a $100,000 Cartier watch, was appraised months after the robbery based off a photograph.
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024
The property was last appraised at more than $280,000, the Land Trust said.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2024
Visitors can buy and have items appraised, valued and resold to the show’s exhibitors, retailers, platforms, auction houses and second-life experts.
—Fairchild Studio, WWD, 28 Oct. 2024
The Gettysburg shop's owners said on Facebook that the items will be appraised and sold online or in store.
—Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 20 Sep. 2024
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024
The property was last appraised at more than $280,000, the Land Trust said.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2024
Visitors can buy and have items appraised, valued and resold to the show’s exhibitors, retailers, platforms, auction houses and second-life experts.
—Fairchild Studio, WWD, 28 Oct. 2024
The Gettysburg shop's owners said on Facebook that the items will be appraised and sold online or in store.
—Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 20 Sep. 2024
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appraise
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ap·praise
ə-ˈprāz 
appraised; appraising
: to estimate the value of : make an appraisal of
appraiser
noun
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