Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

appraisement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: ap-praise-ment
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of appraising.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] thesayd praysers before they take vpon them the appraisement of suche clothes, shalbe sworne in maner & forme folowyng."
"I was obliged to stay till this afternoon, to settle several necessary matters, and to direct inventories to be taken, in order for appraisement; for every thing is to be turned into money, by his will."
"she who is dear to me beyond words of appraisement"
"Having long discredited the old systems of mysticism, he now began to discredit the old appraisements of morality."
"A good name―what is called prestige―meant much in the Native world. They seemed to have made up, at some time, a joint appraisement of you, against which no one would afterwards go."

Etymology

Etymology tree English appraise Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English appraisement From appraise + -ment.

Usage

Inflected Forms

appraisements (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

prizement

Synonyms

appraisal

Questions

What does appraisement mean?: The act of appraising.
Where does appraisement come from?: Etymology tree English appraise Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English appraisement From appraise + -ment.

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