Appreciation

Word APPRECIATION
Character 12
Hyphenation ap pre ci a tion
Pronunciations /əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/

Definitions and meanings of "Appreciation"

What do we mean by appreciation?

Recognition of the quality, value, significance, or magnitude of people and things. noun

A judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one. noun

An expression of gratitude. noun

Awareness or delicate perception, especially of aesthetic qualities or values. noun

A rise in value or price, especially over time. noun

The act of setting a price or money value on real, personal, or mercantile effects. noun

The act of estimating the qualities of things and giving them their due value; clear perception or recognition of the quality or worth of anything; sympathetic understanding. noun

A rising in value; increase of value. noun

In Scots law, the appraisement or valuing of poinded or distrained goods. noun

A just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence. noun

Accurate perception; true estimation noun

A rise in value; -- opposed to depreciation. noun

A just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence. noun

Accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors. noun

A rise in value;—opposed to depreciation. noun

An increase in price or value noun

A favorable judgment noun

Delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values) noun

An expression of gratitude noun

Understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something noun

A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence.

Accurate perception; true estimation.

A rise in value.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Appreciation

The word "appreciation" in example sentences

In fact, the spiritual teacher Esther Hicks says she prefers the word "appreciation" to "gratitude," because the latter carts up the struggles that got us here, while appreciation comes from a purer place of joy. ❋ Meryl Davids Landau (2011)

This appreciation is a subsidiary requirement of tact, such acts of praise or dispraise functioning as expressions of beliefs which imply costs or benefits in terms of recognition of relative status. ❋ Hal Duncan (2008)

'When your people made us robots, you left out of us certain faculties, and among these is what you call appreciation of beauty. ❋ Simak, Clifford D., 1904-1988- (1981)

I think you also know how the governor responds to the word 'appreciation,' Emanuel said Wednesday. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Despite a similarly higher central parity rate Wednesday, the yuan erased all its earlier losses in late trading and ended the session stronger versus the dollar, likely a sign of a continued tug-of-war between the central bank and investors who remain confident in the yuan's long-term appreciation trend. ❋ Shen Hong (2011)

He added that yuan liquidity in Hong Kong remains abundant, with investors betting on long-term appreciation of the Chinese currency. ❋ Fiona Law (2011)

I kind of just took a moment, stopped where I was and just nodded my head in appreciation of them because we are in a way, in a sense isolated here. ❋ Gene Wang (2010)

Long term investors look at their initial investment and monthly cash flow to decide if they can really stick with it for the long-term appreciation they desire. ❋ Unknown (2011)

By reducing a depreciation pressure, this will ease up one of the brakes on the longer-term appreciation trend. ❋ Taisuke Tanaka (2011)

On Monday, RIM said it would give subscribers more than $100 of new BlackBerry applications as "an expression of appreciation for their patience" during last week's outage. ❋ Chip Cummins (2011)

Even if you don't buy — this one is £ 2,880 — it's worth looking, simply in appreciation of the fine workmanship and designers who really do like women. ❋ Tina Gaudoin (2010)

Currency appreciation is just one part of the overall package to rebalance the Chinese economy, Schwartz said. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The U.S. official said that the recent pace of appreciation is encouraging but that the U.S. is skeptical the gains will continue without persistent U.S. pressure. ❋ Bob Davis (2010)

Instead, Mr. Prasad, a Princeton University professor, says China may make some sort of subtle statement outside of the G-20 that it will "enhance the formation of the exchange-rate mechanism" or something similar, indicating a slight acceleration in appreciation — and back it up with a 1%-2% move over the next couple of weeks before the Seoul summit. ❋ Ian Talley (2010)

He shifted on past her to the doctor, though the slightest smile curled his lip in appreciation of the way she had trapped him. ❋ Unknown (2010)

DC Housing Market Prospects : Do you expect prices to resume increasing or should I still sit on sidelines if I'm looking to invest for long-term appreciation? ❋ Unknown (2011)

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