Appréciation, estimation.
ETYM Cf. French évaluation, Late Lat. evaluatio.
1. Act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of; SYN. rating.
2. An appraisal of the value of something; SYN. valuation, rating.
A periodic assessment of the efficiency, effectivness, impact, sustainability and relevance of a project in the context of stated objectives. It is usually undertaken as an independent examination of the background, objectives, results, activities and means deployed, with a view to drawing lessons that may guide future decision making. An evaluation of a project assesses the degree to which the goals and ob-jectives were met.
1. Standing or position on a scale.
2. (chiefly British) A naval enlisted man
3. Relative estimate or evaluation; standing; an estimate of an individual's or business's credit and responsibility; an estimate of the percentage of the public listening to or viewing a particular radio or television program
4. A stated operating limit of a machine expressible in power units (as kilowatts of a direct-current generator) or in characteristics (as voltage)
1. The act of valuing, or of estimating value or worth; the act of setting a price; estimation; appraisement.
2. Value set upon a thing; estimated value or worth.