appreciation

American  

[uh-pree-shee-ey-shuhn] / əˌpri ʃiˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. gratitude; thankful recognition.

   They showed their appreciation by giving him a gold watch.

2. the act of estimating the qualities of things and giving them their proper value.

3. clear perception or recognition, especially of aesthetic quality.

   a course in art appreciation.

4. an increase or rise in the value of property, goods, etc.

5. critical notice; evaluation; opinion, as of a situation, person, etc.

6. a critique or written evaluation, especially when favorable.

---

appreciation British  

/ -sɪ-, əˌpriːʃɪˈeɪʃən /

noun

1. thanks or gratitude

2. assessment of the true worth or value of persons or things

3. perceptive recognition of qualities, as in art

4. an increase in value, as of goods or property

5. a written review of a book, etc, esp when favourable

---

Other Word Forms

• appreciational adjective
• nonappreciation noun
• overappreciation noun
• self-appreciation noun
• superappreciation noun
• unappreciation noun

Etymology

Origin of appreciation

First recorded in 1600–10; earlier appretiation, from French appréciation, from Late Latin appretiātiō “appraisal, valuation”; equivalent to appreciate + -ion

Example Sentences

Analysts say policymakers are worried that the yuan’s appreciation could hurt Chinese exporters’ global competitiveness that helped the country’s trade surplus cross the $1 trillion threshold last year despite heightened trade frictions with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

At Burns’s swearing-in in 1970, Nixon quipped that the audience’s applause was “a standing vote of appreciation in advance for lower interest rates and more money.”

From The Wall Street Journal

However, the market will be looking for any signs of renewed low inflationary pressures given the Swiss franc’s recent appreciation.

From The Wall Street Journal

The acquisition comes as asset managers increase their bets in the booming sports industry, a category KKR said was “characterized by historical and expected long-term value appreciation and growing global demand.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“Investors’ caution about yen appreciation could diminish if authorities remain sidelined against current yen weakness, or if concerns over fiscal expansion intensify,” Maruyama says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• admiration
• affection
• awareness
• commendation
• enjoyment
• esteem
• knowledge
• love
• perception
• realization
• recognition
• respect
• sensitivity
• sympathy
• understanding