appraisal-n; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: evaluation

Commentary: APPRAISAL[+event] The act of assessing the value or the worth of something.

Examples:
He looked my car up and down, giving it his appraisal.
I'm scheduled for an appraisal on Tuesday.
The antique experts had a harsh appraisal of the value of my lunchbox collection.
I contacted a real estate appraisal institute when I wanted to sell my house.
John was looking for an honest appraisal of his skills.

Mappings:
PropBank: appraisal.01
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: physical document

Commentary: The pieces of paper that show the results of an evaluation.

Examples:
At the end of the inspection, the car dealer handed me the appraisal.
I stuck the appraisal in my pocket and walked out.

Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

Examples:

Mappings:
PropBank: NM