appraiser
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appraiser — index juror Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 appraiser … Law dictionary
appraiser — ap‧prais‧er [əˈpreɪzə ǁ ər] noun [countable] 1. PROPERTY someone whose job is to judge the condition and value of something, especially property; = VALUER: • If the two sides cannot agree, the price will be determined by an independent appraiser … Financial and business terms
Appraiser — Ap*prais er, n. [See {Appraise}, {Apprizer}.] One who appraises; esp., a person appointed and sworn to estimate and fix the value of goods or estates. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
appraiser — (n.) early 15c., agent noun from APPRAISE (Cf. appraise) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
Appraiser — An appraiser (from Latin appretiare , to value), is one who sets a value upon property,real or personal. In England the business of an appraiser is usually combined with that of an auctioneer, while theword itself has a similar meaning to that of … Wikipedia
appraiser — A person selected to value property, for example, an appraiser of a decedent s property for inheritance tax purposes, or an appraiser of imported goods. See customs appraiser … Ballentine's law dictionary
Appraiser — A practitioner who has the knowledge and expertise necessary to estimate the value of an asset, or the likelihood of an event occurring, and the cost of such an occurrence. Ideally, an appraiser acts independently of the buying and selling… … Investment dictionary
appraiser — [[t]əpre͟ɪzə(r)[/t]] appraisers N COUNT An appraiser is someone whose job is to estimate the cost or value of something such as property. [AM] (in BRIT, use valuer) … English dictionary
appraiser — appraise ► VERB 1) assess the quality or nature of. 2) give (an employee) an appraisal. 3) (of an official valuer) set a price on. DERIVATIVES appraisee noun appraiser noun. USAGE Appraise is frequently confused … English terms dictionary
appraiser — noun see appraise … New Collegiate Dictionary
