Thesaurus results for APPRAISALS

appraisals

noun

plural of appraisal

as in assessments

an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something gave us a positive appraisal of his artistic talents

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the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something the appraisal of the house's value took place yesterday

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Recent Examples of appraisals The company’s responsibilities have included negotiating acquisitions, structuring deals, ensuring project appraisals are completed and collaborating with the state agency that Bell leads. — Rob Davis, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026 The shop also provides research and appraisals of instruments. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 The strange aspect of Hughes’s two-and-a-half-year spell at Liverpool is that appraisals of his performance fluctuated so wildly — and rarely presciently. — James Pearce, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 The owners were given third-party appraisals on each property and allowed to discuss the land acquisition over several months. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 Lehman, who has a staff of three but wrote the appraisals himself, can choose only a few major battles to fight in a short window. — Alex Nitkin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 Abbott’s plan includes a limit on local entities’ spending, requiring any tax increase have approval of two-thirds of voters, cap appraisals to no more than 3% and end public school districts’ reliance on homeowners’ property taxes for funding. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Aug. 2026 Buyers handle appraisals, and listing a home early can strengthen offers. — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 16 Aug. 2026 The heirs have submitted appraisals valuing the painting at roughly $20 million when the lawsuit was filed in 2014. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026

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Participants then completed assessments of self-compassion, positive affect, stress, etc.

— Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Organizations must translate governance into ownership, controls, risk assessments, testing, monitoring, incident response and measurable accountability.

— Muhammad Affan Habib, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of assessments

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Co-author Kaitlyn Becker, an MIT mechanical engineering assistant professor, said the technology could help therapists compare patient evaluations over time.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
But on key predictors of vote choice, especially presidential approval and economic evaluations, the opinions of independents appear to be closer to those of Democrats than to Republicans.

— Julio Borquez, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of evaluations

Noun

African policymakers have long said Western institutions’ influence over risk perceptions have led to unfairly high funding costs.

— Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
In addition to analyzing this objective data, leaders listen and observe subjective data of employees’ perceptions.

— John Radman, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of perceptions

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The tax generates more than a half-billion dollars for county public schools, district estimates show, and the vast majority of it supplements the salaries of teachers like Fortich.

— Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
Earnings growth across the sector could see meaningful upward revisions as incremental data-center contracts are signed, and tightening power-market fundamentals drive upside to consensus estimates.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of estimates

Noun

And valuations on several loans held by its biggest financial backer, a private-credit affiliate of KKR, range from nearly 100 cents on the dollar — a full recovery that is nearly unheard of when equity is wiped out — to around 10 cents.

— Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
That, granted, was a brief if treacherous gut check, giving way to a re-expansion of valuations and a march to new highs through 2019 right up until Covid struck.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

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