appreciated

[uh-pree-shee-ey-tid]

adjective

1. regarded or received with thankfulness.

   The spa vouchers made a much appreciated gift for the new moms.

2. highly valued or esteemed.

   At the conference we get to network, make friends, and feel like an appreciated part of a vibrant community of researchers.

3. perceived and understood; recognized.

   The relationships between increased urbanization and decreased infection rates are still inadequately appreciated.

4. increased in value.

   For most of the society, the appreciated currency just makes it harder to pay off debt.

   Transferring appreciated securities to our charitable foundation is an excellent way to support breakthrough research while avoiding the capital gains tax.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of appreciate.

Other Word Forms

• unappreciated adjective
• underappreciated adjective
• well-appreciated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of appreciated¹

First recorded in 1750–60; appreciat(e) ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ), for the adjective senses; appreciat(e) ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ), for the verb sense

Example Sentences

It happened in the summer of 2024, when the yen appreciated by around 12.5% thanks in part to direct market intervention from the Ministry of Finance.

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Your insight into these muddy waters would be greatly appreciated.

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He was hard to like, hard to defeat and hard to keep down—though players and fans appreciated the results.

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“While stock prices have appreciated strongly, up until now, these have been reflected by powerful and sustained profit growth rather than excessive speculation about the future,” Oppenheimer said.

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"I really appreciate it because it means that all the work and effort behind the scenes, to promote a message that I think is really important, has been seen and appreciated."

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