appreciation
pronunciation
How to pronounce appreciation in British English:
UK [əˌpriːʃiˈeɪʃn]
How to pronounce appreciation in American English:
US [əˌpriːʃiˈeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
- delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
- an expression of gratitude
- a favorable judgment
- an increase in price or value
Word Origin
- appreciation (n.)
- c. 1600 (with an isolated use from c. 1400), from Anglo-French appreciation, noun of action from Old French apprécier (14c.), from Late Latin appretiare "estimate the quality of" (see appreciate). Generally with a sense of "high estimation" from c. 1650. Meaning "expression of (favorable) estimation" is from 1858; sense of "rise in value" is from c. 1790.
Example
- 1. But that does not rule out further appreciation .
- 2. He sang for appreciation but not for the money .
- 3. But no one gives out report cards for appreciation .
- 4. Structural changes are much more fundamental than nominal appreciation .
- 5. Spouses forget to show appreciation for each other , leading to frustration and loneliness .