appreciation
The act of appreciating.
Other meanings
A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence; gratitude and esteem.
“We give to you this trophy as a token of our appreciation of all your years of service.”
Accurate perception; true estimation.
Related words
- appreciational
- inappreciation
- misappreciation
- nonappreciation
- reappreciation
- unappreciation
- underappreciation
- capital appreciation bond
- shared appreciation mortgage
Word history
From French "appréciation".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “appreciation” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.