appraisalap‧prais‧al /əˈpreɪzəl/ ●○○ noun 
Examples
It needed a calmer appraisal of her situation. a critical appraisal of the existing facilities2[countable] a meeting between a manager and a worker to discuss the quality of someone’s work and how well they do their job
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Collocations- An investment appraisal comes with the project.
- If appraisal now reveals that it has some validity in principle, the next stage is application.
- It is well known that the appraisal has been carried out and that the information is with the Minister.
- On this basis the methods of investment appraisal described here may be used.
- One of my favorite exercises is in-house training for partners on how to talk more effectively with associates regarding performance appraisal.
- Progress in note-making requires an honest appraisal of your own notes.
- The research is designed to contribute to an improved foundation for teacher training and teacher appraisal.
- The subject of the appraisal should be given time to prepare and the opportunity to corroborate the report.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► annual
1[countable, uncountable] a statement or opinion judging the worth, value, or condition of somethingappraisal of· A new system of annual appraisals should show up any weaknesses.· But, Jenkins warns, when neither promotion or a pay increase is on the agenda, annual appraisals may be wrong.· Development Rank Restaurants are committed to a positive annual appraisal system for all members of management.
► critical· A more critical appraisal becomes possible as partners step back to regard each other.· In addition, he was aware of the Scholastics' critical appraisal of Aristotelian physics.· It should provide a readable condensation of the recent literature: a critical appraisal, not a mere catalogue.· Foucault's approach and analyses have also to some degree informed this work and for that reason alone deserve a critical appraisal.· Its application does put its exponents in the firing line of critical appraisal.· Unless there is a corresponding process of critical appraisal, there can be no adaptation, no adjustment to change.· Whether or not you accept Idso's claims, surely this is just the place for a critical appraisal of them?· But I didn't ring you for a critical appraisal of my work.
► realistic· Therefore, a starting point for any discussion of community care must be a realistic appraisal of informal systems.
NOUN► investment· On this basis the methods of investment appraisal described here may be used.· An investment appraisal comes with the project.· The investment appraisal published by the Southern board was deficient in many respects.· In the space of one chapter it is impossible to cover all the detailed aspects of investment appraisal.· In parallel with the technical feasibility studies, an investment appraisal study was also commissioned.· The Treasury publishes technical guidance on investment appraisal.· Firstly, there is the need to get the original investment appraisal right.
► performance· One of these is performance appraisal.· The personnel director spoke first, reading the performance appraisal policy aloud and then citing the research on which it was based.· In addition, most of us face complexities such as performance appraisal, staff appraisal, course evaluation.· And all but one of them received their first performance appraisal from their superiors in the second half of the year.· Instead, they tend to focus on formal job descriptions, as these are key to performance appraisals.· One of my favorite exercises is in-house training for partners on how to talk more effectively with associates regarding performance appraisal.· Many managers interpret that as being an administrative chore, filling in objective work-sheets and completing performance appraisal forms.· Our performance appraisal policy is clear: employee ratings have to conform to a normal bell curve.
► project· One such area is the field of investment project appraisal, or capital budgeting.· The final element of the project appraisal process involves an overall commercial appraisal of the project.· Here, most of all in the project appraisal, does quantification mystify and legitimate in the name of objective economic analysis.· The first section reviews the major methods of capital project appraisal currently used by private sector companies.
► system· Formal appraisal systems, however, go beyond this normal daily checking and feedback.· Add to this theme positive appraisals as a manager through the internal appraisal system and you have a strong candidate.· Its report said a good national appraisal system needed the equivalent of another 1,800 teachers and increased spending of £35m a year.· Formal staff appraisal systems are essential.· The emphasis is on the performance appraisal system which identifies employees' training and development needs.· Development Rank Restaurants are committed to a positive annual appraisal system for all members of management.
► teacher· The research is designed to contribute to an improved foundation for teacher training and teacher appraisal.· King also wonders whether the impact of teacher appraisal on school improvement will be commensurate with the cost of such schemes.· Other measures include teacher appraisal, the National Curriculum, open enrolment, standardised assessment tasks.
It needed a calmer appraisal of her situation. a critical appraisal of the existing facilities2[countable] a meeting between a manager and a worker to discuss the quality of someone’s work and how well they do their job