appreciation

ap·pre·ci·a·tion  (-prsh-shn)

n.

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

2. A judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one.

3. An expression of gratitude.

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

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

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appreciation

Noun

1. gratitude

2. awareness and understanding of a problem or difficulty

3. sensitive recognition of good qualities, as in art

4. an increase in value

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	appreciation - understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices" grasp, hold discernment, savvy, understanding, apprehension - the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect" sense - a natural appreciation or ability; "a keen musical sense"; "a good sense of timing"
	2.	appreciation - delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste" discernment, perceptiveness, taste discrimination, secernment - the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished connoisseurship, vertu, virtu - love of or taste for fine objects of art vogue, style, trend - the popular taste at a given time; "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own" delicacy, discretion - refined taste; tact culture - the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group
	3.	appreciation - an expression of gratitude; "he expressed his appreciation in a short note" thanks - an acknowledgment of appreciation
	4.	appreciation - a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works" admiration approval, approving, blessing - the formal act of approving; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person" idolisation, idolization, adoration - the act of admiring strongly idealization, glorification, idealisation - a portrayal of something as ideal; "the idealization of rural life was very misleading"
	5.	appreciation - an increase in price or value; "an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate" step-up, increase - the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary" depreciation - a decrease in price or value; "depreciation of the dollar against the yen"

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appreciation

noun 1. admiration, liking, respect, assessment, esteem, relish, valuation, enjoyment, appraisal, estimation, responsiveness

noun 2. gratitude, thanks, recognition, obligation, acknowledgment, indebtedness, thankfulness, gratefulness << OPPOSITE ingratitude

noun 3. awareness, understanding, regard, knowledge, recognition, perception, sympathy, consciousness, sensitivity, realization, comprehension, familiarity, mindfulness, cognizance << OPPOSITE ignorance

noun 4. increase, rise, gain, growth, inflation, improvement, escalation, enhancement << OPPOSITE fall

noun 5. review, report, notice, analysis, criticism, praise, assessment, recognition, tribute, evaluation, critique, acclamation

Translations

appreciation [əpriːʃɪˈeɪʃən] n → aprecio; reconocimiento, agradecimiento; aumento en valor

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appreciation [əpriːʃɪˈeɪʃən] appreciate n → appréciation f (= gratitude); reconnaissance f;

(Finance) → hausse f, valorisation f

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appreciation [əpriːʃɪˈeɪʃən] appreciate n (enjoyment) → Wertschätzung f;

(understanding) → Verständnis nt;

(gratitude) → Dankbarkeit f;

(Comm) (in value) → (Wert)steigerung f

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appreciation [əpriːʃɪˈeɪʃən] n → apprezzamento;

(FINANCE) → aumento del valore