appreciation

/ə,pri:ʃi'eiʃn/

Thân thiện

The company's real estate holdings showed a significant appreciation over the past year.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Recognition and enjoyment of the good qualities of someone or something: A feeling of being grateful for something or someone's positive attributes.
   • A full understanding of a situation: A clear perception and comprehension of the nature, meaning, or importance of something.
   • A favorable judgment or review: An expression of admiration, approval, or gratitude.
   • Increase in monetary value: A rise in the price or worth of an asset over time.

Examples of Usage

• Recognition of value/quality:
• Understanding:
• Favorable judgment/gratitude:
• Increase in value:

Advanced Usage

• "In appreciation of": As a way to thank or show gratitude for something.
• "Show one's appreciation": To demonstrate gratitude through words or actions.

Variants and Related Words

• Appreciate (verb): To recognize the value of; to be grateful for; to increase in value. /
• Appreciative (adjective): Feeling or showing gratitude or pleasure.
• Appreciatively (adverb): In a way that shows gratitude or recognition.

Synonyms

• Gratitude: The quality of being thankful.
• Recognition: Acknowledgment of something's existence, validity, or quality.
• Understanding: Comprehension of the nature or meaning of something.
• Admiration: Respect and warm approval.

Antonyms

• Depreciation: A decrease in value over time.
• Criticism: The expression of disapproval based on perceived faults.
• Ingratitude: A lack of thankfulness.

Idioms and Common Phrases

• "A token of appreciation": A small gift given to express thanks.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an increase in price or value
   • an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate
2. a favorable judgment
   • a small token in admiration of your works
3. an expression of gratitude
   • he expressed his appreciation in a short note
4. 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
5. understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
   • he has a good grasp of accounting practices

Từ đồng nghĩa

• admiration
• taste
• discernment
• perceptiveness
• grasp
• hold