From Longman Business Dictionaryperformance appraisalperˈformance apˌpraisal HUMAN RESOURCES a meeting between an employee and a manager to discuss the quality of the employee’s work, and areas for future progressSYNPERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, PERFORMANCE REVIEWHe has changed the organization’s performance appraisal system, which used to rate 90% of personnel as ‘outstanding’. → appraisal