appraisal

Etymology

From appraise + -al.

noun

  1. The act or process of developing an opinion of value.
    She hated that silent appraisal, watching someone compare her to a version that she might have been. 2020, Brit Bennett, The Vanishing Half, Dialogue Books, page 47
  2. A judgment or assessment of the value of something, especially a formal one.

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