Third-person singular present tense of appraise; to evaluate or estimate the value, quality, or importance of something.
From appraise, which comes from Old French aprisier, to set a price or determine value. The root connects to Latin pretiare (to price) and pretium (price).
When a bank appraises a house for a loan, they're not just guessing—they're looking at comparable homes, square footage, condition, and location to assign it a precise value. It's an evaluation with stakes.
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