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to appreciate

to appreciate

36 4.8
To increase in value over time
  • verb
  • /əˈpriːʃieɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : apreciarse
  • And these are all things that over time appreciate in value.
  • the currency appreciated
  • appreciated by 30 percent
  • exchange rate appreciated

Again, that works in an appreciating market.

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Examples

  • The sharp drop in fuel prices occurred in 1985 when the Japanese currency appreciated drastically.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Third, Cape politicians appreciated that Germans had poured large sums of money into the ailing Cape economy.

    Academic text (2006)

  • It's a very desirable property, and can only appreciate, the agent said so.

    Albert Nobbs (2011)

  • So as the property appreciates, you get the upside on that.

  • Once again, the capital inflow made the currency appreciate in real terms (Table 6).

    Academic text (1997)

  • Moreover, the currencies of Korea and Taiwan have appreciated significantly against the dollar.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Asian currencies thus also appreciated compared to the yen and became overvalued.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Aurel Kolnai is one of the most profound and least appreciated political philosophers of the age.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Over each of the next four years, the rupee appreciated, reaching 7.89 rupees per dollar in 1980-81.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Real estate in this area tends to appreciate significantly over the years.

Synonyms

to gain
vsto appreciate
510 1.1

To get more of something over time, like weight or money

refers specifically to assets increasing in value over time
to revalue
vsto appreciate
  • Specialized
1 6.8

To become worth more, often compared with other currencies

applies to assets that grow in market value gradually
to apprize
vsto appreciate
  • Archaic
9.9

To make something worth more money

is the modern neutral term for value increasing over time

Antonyms

to depreciate
  • Specialized
9 5.9

To lose value over time, especially money or assets

Phrasal Verbs

to appreciate the feedback
1 3.5

To be grateful for comments or advice from others

How Valuable

to soar
96 3.4
to appreciate
  • Specialized
36 4.8
increase
524 1.0
to rise
904 1.0

Surface Forms

appreciate infinitive
appreciated past
appreciated past participle
appreciating present participle
appreciates third person singular

Morphology

appreciate = ap + preci + ate

This financial sense ('to increase in value') is more closely related to the historical 'price' sense and may be partly guessable by learners who recognise the value/price connection, but the morphemes themselves are not obvious modern English words.

Etymology

Appreciate also came to be used about money or things that 'gain value', from pretium 'price'. So when money or property appreciate, their price goes up and they become worth more.