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Appreciation   /əprˌiʃiˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Appreciation

noun
1.
Understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something.  Synonyms: grasp, hold.
2.
Delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values).  Synonyms: discernment, perceptiveness, taste.  "To ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste"
3.
An expression of gratitude.
4.
A favorable judgment.  Synonym: admiration.
5.
An increase in price or value.  Antonym: depreciation.





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"Appreciation" Quotes from Famous Books



... The appreciation of my position afforded me not the slightest dismay. On the contrary, I think my feelings were rather of relief. I had not known whither I should repair—so distraught was my mood—and now chance had settled the matter for me by decreeing that I ...
— The Shame of Motley • Raphael Sabatini
... straightforward. It allows the Federal Government to reduce overhead. It allows states to manage more flexibly and more efficiently. It moves power and decision-making closer to the people. And it re-enforces a theme of this Administration: appreciation and encouragement of the innovative power of ...
— Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present • Various
... become hers. She had been the personal attendant of Clarkson, and his nurse during his last sickness; she had evidently understood, and been interested in his plans; and the veneration with which she therefore spoke of him had the sanction of intelligent appreciation. ...
— Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands V2 • Harriet Beecher Stowe
... very valuable addition to my entertainments. I mean to show my appreciation, too. How much did I agree to ...
— Facing the World • Horatio Alger
... the first time Mr. Sparling had ever heard the little Circus Boy express his appreciation. He ...
— The Circus Boys On the Mississippi • Edgar B. P. Darlington


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