appreciatev.

Brit.

/əˈpriːʃɪeɪt/,

/əˈpriːsɪeɪt/, U.S.

/əˈpriʃiˌeɪt/,

/əˈprɪʃiˌeɪt/

Forms:

α. 1500s apreciate, 1500s– appreciate, 1600s–1800s appretiate; also Scottish pre-1700 appreciate (past participle), pre-1700 1700s appretiat (past participle), 1700s appretiat.

β. U.S. regional 1900s– 'preciate, 1900s– 'preshate.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin appretiat-, appretiare, adpretiare, appretiari.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin appretiat-, past participial stem (see -ate suffix³) of appretiare (also adpretiare) to set a price on, appraise (Vetus Latina, Vulgate), to appropriate to oneself (early 3rd cent. in Tertullian), to value, esteem (from 8th cent. in British sources, especially as deponent, appretiari) < classical Latin ap- , ad- ad- prefix + pretium price n. Compare earlier appreciation n., appreciable adj.Compare Middle French aprecier , Anglo-Norman and Middle French apprecier , French apprécier to determine the value or price of (1391), to judge, evaluate (1403), to hold (someone) in the esteem they deserve (end of the 15th cent.), to recognize the worth of (16th cent. in an apparently isolated attestation), and also Old Occitan appréciar (1465), Catalan apreciar (a1403), Spanish apreciar (c1140), Portuguese apreciar (1012), Italian apprezzare (a1321). Compare also apprize v.² and discussion at that entry. In sense 4 after depreciate v. The β. forms show aphesis.

a. transitive. To estimate or fix the monetary value of, set a price on; = appraise v. 1. Now historical and rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > monetary value > be valued at [verb (transitive)] > set value on

praisea1325

extendc1330

appraise1424

value1434

value1439

setc1460

valure1487

appreciate1512

rate1555

estimate1611

put1755

1512 in M. Livingstone Reg. Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum (1908) I. 365/2 The Kingis hienis infeft him in the saidis landis..efter thai were recognist and appreciate to the Kingis use.

1565–6 in J. A. Twemlow Liverpool Town Bks. (1918) I. 302 Whoe upon theyr saydes consideracion etc. dyd appreciate and preace the sayd shippe.

1572 J. Higgins Huloets Dict. (rev. ed.) Set a price, or to apreciate, Adæro.

1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 53 This saving of two yeers charges to Scholars in such a vast Dominion as this is..cannot be appreciated..at less then ten thousand pounds English a yeer.

1695 P. Porterfield Petition 1 His Majestie, &c. did impower the Lords of Privy Council..To cause Appretiate any Wells or Springs belonging to Comistoun.

1752 A. McDouall Inst. Laws Scotl. II. iii. 216 The lands were apprised or appretiated to the value of the debt.

1833 H. Ellis Gen. Introd. Domesday Bk. I. ii. 192 When the Survey was formed it [sc. the town of Dover] was appreciated at forty pounds.

1988 E. B. Fryde William de la Pole xi. 177 The personal share of Pole, of profit on his own wool, was appreciated at £2252.3s.9d.

b. transitive. To assess the worth, quality, etc., of; (also) to estimate the quantity or extent of; = appraise v. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > evaluation, estimation, appraisal > appraise, estimate [verb (transitive)] > place value on

apprizea1400

counta1400

prize1487

valure1487

reckonc1515

even1571

valuate1588

value1589

rate1599

seta1616

ventilate?c1682

eventilate1706

appreciate1769

the world > relative properties > measurement > measure [verb (transitive)] > estimate measurement or amount

esteem1477

estimate1669

appreciate1818

appraise1864

evaluate1874

1769 E. Burke Observ. Late State Nation 25 Let us..calmly..appreciate those dreadful and deformed gorgons and hydras, which inhabit the joyless regions of an imagination.

1817 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 83 458 The extreme want of candour..with which Priestley appretiated Hume.

1818 F. Accum Pract. Ess. Chem. Re-agents (ed. 2) 496 The weight of the gold is to be appreciated.

a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) I. ii. 22 It was the bias of antiquity..to appreciate all knowledge principally by the higher standard.

1915 N. Young Napoleon in Exile I. xv. 342 At St. Helena the event was appreciated at its true worth.

2010 D. A. Johnson in N. J. Talley et al. Pract. Gastroenterol. & Hepatol.: Esophagus & Stomach ix. 73/1 This ‘in-axis’ orientation allows the operator to more accurately appreciate the true stricture resistance.

a. transitive. To recognize as valuable or excellent; to find worth or excellence in; to esteem.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > [verb (transitive)]

haveeOE

weenc1000

praisec1250

setc1374

set by1393

endaunt1399

prizec1400

reverencec1400

tender1439

repute1445

to have (also make, take) regard to or that1457

to take, make, set (no) count of (upon, by)c1475

pricec1480

to make (great, etc.) account (also count, esteem, estimation, reckoning, regard, store) of1483

force1509

to look upon ——c1515

to have (also hold) in estimationc1522

to make reckoning of1525

esteem1530

regard1533

to tell, make, hold, set (great, little, no) store of1540

value1549

to make dainty of (anything)1555

reckon1576

to be struck on1602

agrade1611

respect1613

beteem1627

appreciate1648

to put, set (an) esteem, a high, low esteem upon1665

to think small beer of1816

to think the world of1826

existimate1847

reckon1919

rate1973

1648 J. K. Serm. before Sir Marmaduke Langdale 20 The people that by having the two first would not learne to appretiate a King, are by the losse of the third taught what it is to have none.

1665 E. Waterhouse Gentlemans Monitor xii. 97 These Waters of Siloam..are not so appreciated by them, as those of their fancied and applauded Damascus.

1769 Town & Country Mag. Oct. 545/1 Those things we are possessed of, we do not sufficiently appreciate, whilst we highly..over-rate the properties of others.

1795 tr. L. S. Mercier Fragm. Politics & Hist. I. 230 Your labours will not be fully known and appreciated till the succeeding generation.

1858 W. E. Gladstone Stud. Homer I. 25 The mental culture necessary in order to appreciate Homer.

a1894 R. L. Stevenson Amateur Emigrant (1895) 93 A sympathy grew up at once between the bo's'un and myself; and that night..I learned to appreciate him better.

1913 J. Conrad Chance i. vi. 186 She hadn't enough sense to appreciate a plain, honest, English home.

1958 K. Amis I like it Here vi. 71 I hope you appreciate these Portuguese wines?

2011 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 1 Nov. (Suppl.) 8 People who buy these bikes appreciate engineering excellence.

b. transitive. To be grateful for or appreciative of (kindness, a favour, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > gratitude > [adjective]

thankful971

kinda1475

grateful1552

grate1565

responsorya1643

resentive1648

appreciate1823

1823 G. Wilkins et al. Body & Soul II. 199 I appreciate your kindness, and will follow your advice.

1897 Med. & Surg. Reporter 20 Mar. 377/2 If you have a sedative that you could try on me I'd appreciate it more than tongue can tell.

1920 Amer. Woman Aug. 11/2 Would you buy white satin or georgette crepe?..I'd appreciate advice.

1955 V. Kelly Shadow iv. 45 The police would appreciate information about the identity of the counterfeiters.

1980 Infoworld 21 July 9/2 I do appreciate your suggestions, and perhaps I'll incorporate them.

2011 G. Noel Misconceptions & Realities of Life iii. 33 There is always someone in need that will appreciate your generosity.

a. transitive. To apprehend or understand clearly or correctly; to recognize or grasp the significance or subtleties of. Also with clause as object.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > understand [verb (transitive)] > value of

relish1602

ragout1673

appreciate1770

1770 Ann. Reg. 1769 2/2 It is not difficult to appreciate the dangers which menace that extended, proud, ferocious, ignorant, and feeble nation.

1798 J. Ferriar Illustr. Sterne iv. 124 The physiological reader only can appreciate the profound sagacity of this conclusion.

1802 tr. J. L. Soulavie Hist. & Polit. Mem. IV. xi. 85 In a monarchy, ministers ought to be the first to know how to appreciate the distinction of rank.

1836 Odd Fellows' Mag. Sept. 208 It bespoke on their parts an intelligence and a feeling to see and to appreciate that the efforts of the Board were calculated to benefit mankind.

1839 A. Alison Hist. Europe from French Revol. VII. liv. 329 Napoleon..instantly appreciating the magnitude of the danger.

1875 L. H. Grindon Life (new ed.) xiii. 167 Until the truth of any thing..be appreciated, its error, if any, cannot be detected.

1920 A. Carnegie Autobiogr. xii. 177 It is surprising how few men appreciate the enormous dividends derivable from investment in their own business.

1971 N. Brown Antarctic Housewife ix. 96 I came to appreciate that it [sc. snow] could be further classified as wet, dry, powder, corn and hard snow.

1978 E. B. Cowell in L. T. McCarthy et al. Chem. Dispersants for Control of Oil Spills 284 Almost no work has been done..and few laboratories seem to have appreciated the difficulties.

2008 J. Gurulé Unfunding Terror i. 4 The Treasury Department also failed to appreciate the importance of aggressively pursuing terrorist assets.

b. transitive. With reference to the senses: to be able to detect or perceive (sound, light, sensation, etc., or a distinction between similar sensory impressions).

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > [verb (transitive)]

fredec888

haveeOE

yfeeleOE

feelc1175

perceivec1330

comprehendc1374

find?a1425

perceiver1495

to take up1607

sensatea1652

percept1652

to suck ina1661

sense1661

appreciate1787

absorb1840

sensize1861

1787 J. Burnet Of Origin & Progress of Lang. IV. xiii. 177 Any other composition of sounds, where there is no difference but of loud and soft, the ratio of which to one another cannot be appreciated.

1832 D. Brewster Lett. Nat. Magic ii. 32 The retina has not appreciated the influence of the simple red rays.

1862 F. Hall tr. N. N. Gore Rational Refut. Hindu Philos. Syst. 236 In like manner, a blind man is able to appreciate sound, touch, etc., but not colours.

1879 G. B. Prescott Speaking Telephone (new ed.) 7 If the number of vibrations exceeds forty thousand per second, the ear becomes incapable of appreciating the sound.

1908 M. Solomon Electric Lamps iii. 36 Even under the best conditions, the eye cannot appreciate differences of brightness less than about ½ per cent.

2009 S. Tian Fulfilling your Child's Potential vii. 73 I remember reading a book..which suggested that a foetus could appreciate sounds from outside his mother.

4. Originally U.S. Opposed to depreciate.

a. transitive. To raise in value.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > monetary value > be valued at [verb (transitive)] > increase value of

enhance1542

improve1548

advantagec1613

appreciate1778

1778 J. Penn Let. 6 Dec. in New Eng. Hist. & Gen. Reg (1876) 30 320 I expect Congress will, in a few days agree on some plan for appreciating the Currency.

1785 P. Webster 7th Ess. Free Trade & Finance 30 Appreciating the securities, and redeeming them at full value, gives not the least remedy to the sufferers by the depreciation.

1849 Banker's Mag. Apr. 236 The depreciation of gold, from its increased quantity, will appreciate silver in comparison with it.

1880 R. Mackenzie 19th Cent. i. viii. 207 Rents have been unduly appreciated.

1881 H. H. Gibbs Double Standard Pref. 9 The resumption of specie payments in Gold, thus appreciating that metal.

1931 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 158 193/1 If it is spent to increase revenue at least enough to pay interest and to appreciate assets sufficiently to cover the repayment of the loan, its borrowing is justified.

1999 R. MacDonald & I. Marsh Exchange Rate Modelling v. 135 A permanent demand shock should permanently appreciate the currency.

b. intransitive. To rise in value.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > monetary value > [verb (intransitive)] > rise in value

amount1583

appreciate1779

enhance1892

1779 R. Bache Let. 18 Sept. in Lett. to B. Franklin (1859) 110 I trust our money will appreciate by just degrees.

1789 J. Morse Amer. Geogr. 118 A great demand for specie and bills, which occasioned the latter..to appreciate.

1823 D. Raymond Elem. Polit. Econ. (ed. 2) I. xv. 356 The English currency has appreciated ten or twelve per cent, within the last three or four years.

1882 P. Tidman Gold & Silver Money 85 Gold has been steadily appreciating in value.

1902 H. James Wings of Dove I. iv. 92 I've been saving it up and letting it, as you say of investments, appreciate.

1967 Economica 34 455 No major country seems likely at present to allow its currency to appreciate vis-a-vis the dollar.

1994 Bottom Line 1 Sept. 3/3 Oriental rugs and furs have appreciated since you took out the insurance policy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	appreciate
释义	appreciatev. Brit. /əˈpriːʃɪeɪt/, /əˈpriːsɪeɪt/, U.S. /əˈpriʃiˌeɪt/, /əˈprɪʃiˌeɪt/ Forms: α. 1500s apreciate, 1500s– appreciate, 1600s–1800s appretiate; also Scottish pre-1700 appreciate (past participle), pre-1700 1700s appretiat (past participle), 1700s appretiat. β. U.S. regional 1900s– 'preciate, 1900s– 'preshate. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin appretiat-, appretiare, adpretiare, appretiari. Etymology: < post-classical Latin appretiat-, past participial stem (see -ate suffix³) of appretiare (also adpretiare) to set a price on, appraise (Vetus Latina, Vulgate), to appropriate to oneself (early 3rd cent. in Tertullian), to value, esteem (from 8th cent. in British sources, especially as deponent, appretiari) < classical Latin ap- , ad- ad- prefix + pretium price n. Compare earlier appreciation n., appreciable adj.Compare Middle French aprecier , Anglo-Norman and Middle French apprecier , French apprécier to determine the value or price of (1391), to judge, evaluate (1403), to hold (someone) in the esteem they deserve (end of the 15th cent.), to recognize the worth of (16th cent. in an apparently isolated attestation), and also Old Occitan appréciar (1465), Catalan apreciar (a1403), Spanish apreciar (c1140), Portuguese apreciar (1012), Italian apprezzare (a1321). Compare also apprize v.² and discussion at that entry. In sense 4 after depreciate v. The β. forms show aphesis. 1. a. transitive. To estimate or fix the monetary value of, set a price on; = appraise v. 1. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > be valued at [verb (transitive)] > set value on praisea1325 extendc1330 appraise1424 value1434 value1439 setc1460 valure1487 appreciate1512 rate1555 estimate1611 put1755 1512 in M. Livingstone Reg. Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum (1908) I. 365/2 The Kingis hienis infeft him in the saidis landis..efter thai were recognist and appreciate to the Kingis use. 1565–6 in J. A. Twemlow Liverpool Town Bks. (1918) I. 302 Whoe upon theyr saydes consideracion etc. dyd appreciate and preace the sayd shippe. 1572 J. Higgins Huloets Dict. (rev. ed.) Set a price, or to apreciate, Adæro. 1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 53 This saving of two yeers charges to Scholars in such a vast Dominion as this is..cannot be appreciated..at less then ten thousand pounds English a yeer. 1695 P. Porterfield Petition 1 His Majestie, &c. did impower the Lords of Privy Council..To cause Appretiate any Wells or Springs belonging to Comistoun. 1752 A. McDouall Inst. Laws Scotl. II. iii. 216 The lands were apprised or appretiated to the value of the debt. 1833 H. Ellis Gen. Introd. Domesday Bk. I. ii. 192 When the Survey was formed it [sc. the town of Dover] was appreciated at forty pounds. 1988 E. B. Fryde William de la Pole xi. 177 The personal share of Pole, of profit on his own wool, was appreciated at £2252.3s.9d. b. transitive. To assess the worth, quality, etc., of; (also) to estimate the quantity or extent of; = appraise v. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > evaluation, estimation, appraisal > appraise, estimate [verb (transitive)] > place value on apprizea1400 counta1400 prize1487 valure1487 reckonc1515 even1571 valuate1588 value1589 rate1599 seta1616 ventilate?c1682 eventilate1706 appreciate1769 the world > relative properties > measurement > measure [verb (transitive)] > estimate measurement or amount esteem1477 estimate1669 appreciate1818 appraise1864 evaluate1874 1769 E. Burke Observ. Late State Nation 25 Let us..calmly..appreciate those dreadful and deformed gorgons and hydras, which inhabit the joyless regions of an imagination. 1817 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 83 458 The extreme want of candour..with which Priestley appretiated Hume. 1818 F. Accum Pract. Ess. Chem. Re-agents (ed. 2) 496 The weight of the gold is to be appreciated. a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) I. ii. 22 It was the bias of antiquity..to appreciate all knowledge principally by the higher standard. 1915 N. Young Napoleon in Exile I. xv. 342 At St. Helena the event was appreciated at its true worth. 2010 D. A. Johnson in N. J. Talley et al. Pract. Gastroenterol. & Hepatol.: Esophagus & Stomach ix. 73/1 This ‘in-axis’ orientation allows the operator to more accurately appreciate the true stricture resistance. 2. a. transitive. To recognize as valuable or excellent; to find worth or excellence in; to esteem. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > [verb (transitive)] haveeOE weenc1000 praisec1250 setc1374 set by1393 endaunt1399 prizec1400 reverencec1400 tender1439 repute1445 to have (also make, take) regard to or that1457 to take, make, set (no) count of (upon, by)c1475 pricec1480 to make (great, etc.) account (also count, esteem, estimation, reckoning, regard, store) of1483 force1509 to look upon ——c1515 to have (also hold) in estimationc1522 to make reckoning of1525 esteem1530 regard1533 to tell, make, hold, set (great, little, no) store of1540 value1549 to make dainty of (anything)1555 reckon1576 to be struck on1602 agrade1611 respect1613 beteem1627 appreciate1648 to put, set (an) esteem, a high, low esteem upon1665 to think small beer of1816 to think the world of1826 existimate1847 reckon1919 rate1973 1648 J. K. Serm. before Sir Marmaduke Langdale 20 The people that by having the two first would not learne to appretiate a King, are by the losse of the third taught what it is to have none. 1665 E. Waterhouse Gentlemans Monitor xii. 97 These Waters of Siloam..are not so appreciated by them, as those of their fancied and applauded Damascus. 1769 Town & Country Mag. Oct. 545/1 Those things we are possessed of, we do not sufficiently appreciate, whilst we highly..over-rate the properties of others. 1795 tr. L. S. Mercier Fragm. Politics & Hist. I. 230 Your labours will not be fully known and appreciated till the succeeding generation. 1858 W. E. Gladstone Stud. Homer I. 25 The mental culture necessary in order to appreciate Homer. a1894 R. L. Stevenson Amateur Emigrant (1895) 93 A sympathy grew up at once between the bo's'un and myself; and that night..I learned to appreciate him better. 1913 J. Conrad Chance i. vi. 186 She hadn't enough sense to appreciate a plain, honest, English home. 1958 K. Amis I like it Here vi. 71 I hope you appreciate these Portuguese wines? 2011 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 1 Nov. (Suppl.) 8 People who buy these bikes appreciate engineering excellence. b. transitive. To be grateful for or appreciative of (kindness, a favour, etc.). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > gratitude > [adjective] thankful971 kinda1475 grateful1552 grate1565 responsorya1643 resentive1648 appreciate1823 1823 G. Wilkins et al. Body & Soul II. 199 I appreciate your kindness, and will follow your advice. 1897 Med. & Surg. Reporter 20 Mar. 377/2 If you have a sedative that you could try on me I'd appreciate it more than tongue can tell. 1920 Amer. Woman Aug. 11/2 Would you buy white satin or georgette crepe?..I'd appreciate advice. 1955 V. Kelly Shadow iv. 45 The police would appreciate information about the identity of the counterfeiters. 1980 Infoworld 21 July 9/2 I do appreciate your suggestions, and perhaps I'll incorporate them. 2011 G. Noel Misconceptions & Realities of Life iii. 33 There is always someone in need that will appreciate your generosity. 3. a. transitive. To apprehend or understand clearly or correctly; to recognize or grasp the significance or subtleties of. Also with clause as object. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > understand [verb (transitive)] > value of relish1602 ragout1673 appreciate1770 1770 Ann. Reg. 1769 2/2 It is not difficult to appreciate the dangers which menace that extended, proud, ferocious, ignorant, and feeble nation. 1798 J. Ferriar Illustr. Sterne iv. 124 The physiological reader only can appreciate the profound sagacity of this conclusion. 1802 tr. J. L. Soulavie Hist. & Polit. Mem. IV. xi. 85 In a monarchy, ministers ought to be the first to know how to appreciate the distinction of rank. 1836 Odd Fellows' Mag. Sept. 208 It bespoke on their parts an intelligence and a feeling to see and to appreciate that the efforts of the Board were calculated to benefit mankind. 1839 A. Alison Hist. Europe from French Revol. VII. liv. 329 Napoleon..instantly appreciating the magnitude of the danger. 1875 L. H. Grindon Life (new ed.) xiii. 167 Until the truth of any thing..be appreciated, its error, if any, cannot be detected. 1920 A. Carnegie Autobiogr. xii. 177 It is surprising how few men appreciate the enormous dividends derivable from investment in their own business. 1971 N. Brown Antarctic Housewife ix. 96 I came to appreciate that it [sc. snow] could be further classified as wet, dry, powder, corn and hard snow. 1978 E. B. Cowell in L. T. McCarthy et al. Chem. Dispersants for Control of Oil Spills 284 Almost no work has been done..and few laboratories seem to have appreciated the difficulties. 2008 J. Gurulé Unfunding Terror i. 4 The Treasury Department also failed to appreciate the importance of aggressively pursuing terrorist assets. b. transitive. With reference to the senses: to be able to detect or perceive (sound, light, sensation, etc., or a distinction between similar sensory impressions). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > [verb (transitive)] fredec888 haveeOE yfeeleOE feelc1175 perceivec1330 comprehendc1374 find?a1425 perceiver1495 to take up1607 sensatea1652 percept1652 to suck ina1661 sense1661 appreciate1787 absorb1840 sensize1861 1787 J. Burnet Of Origin & Progress of Lang. IV. xiii. 177 Any other composition of sounds, where there is no difference but of loud and soft, the ratio of which to one another cannot be appreciated. 1832 D. Brewster Lett. Nat. Magic ii. 32 The retina has not appreciated the influence of the simple red rays. 1862 F. Hall tr. N. N. Gore Rational Refut. Hindu Philos. Syst. 236 In like manner, a blind man is able to appreciate sound, touch, etc., but not colours. 1879 G. B. Prescott Speaking Telephone (new ed.) 7 If the number of vibrations exceeds forty thousand per second, the ear becomes incapable of appreciating the sound. 1908 M. Solomon Electric Lamps iii. 36 Even under the best conditions, the eye cannot appreciate differences of brightness less than about ½ per cent. 2009 S. Tian Fulfilling your Child's Potential vii. 73 I remember reading a book..which suggested that a foetus could appreciate sounds from outside his mother. 4. Originally U.S. Opposed to depreciate. a. transitive. To raise in value. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > be valued at [verb (transitive)] > increase value of enhance1542 improve1548 advantagec1613 appreciate1778 1778 J. Penn Let. 6 Dec. in New Eng. Hist. & Gen. Reg (1876) 30 320 I expect Congress will, in a few days agree on some plan for appreciating the Currency. 1785 P. Webster 7th Ess. Free Trade & Finance 30 Appreciating the securities, and redeeming them at full value, gives not the least remedy to the sufferers by the depreciation. 1849 Banker's Mag. Apr. 236 The depreciation of gold, from its increased quantity, will appreciate silver in comparison with it. 1880 R. Mackenzie 19th Cent. i. viii. 207 Rents have been unduly appreciated. 1881 H. H. Gibbs Double Standard Pref. 9 The resumption of specie payments in Gold, thus appreciating that metal. 1931 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 158 193/1 If it is spent to increase revenue at least enough to pay interest and to appreciate assets sufficiently to cover the repayment of the loan, its borrowing is justified. 1999 R. MacDonald & I. Marsh Exchange Rate Modelling v. 135 A permanent demand shock should permanently appreciate the currency. b. intransitive. To rise in value. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > [verb (intransitive)] > rise in value amount1583 appreciate1779 enhance1892 1779 R. Bache Let. 18 Sept. in Lett. to B. Franklin (1859) 110 I trust our money will appreciate by just degrees. 1789 J. Morse Amer. Geogr. 118 A great demand for specie and bills, which occasioned the latter..to appreciate. 1823 D. Raymond Elem. Polit. Econ. (ed. 2) I. xv. 356 The English currency has appreciated ten or twelve per cent, within the last three or four years. 1882 P. Tidman Gold & Silver Money 85 Gold has been steadily appreciating in value. 1902 H. James Wings of Dove I. iv. 92 I've been saving it up and letting it, as you say of investments, appreciate. 1967 Economica 34 455 No major country seems likely at present to allow its currency to appreciate vis-a-vis the dollar. 1994 Bottom Line 1 Sept. 3/3 Oriental rugs and furs have appreciated since you took out the insurance policy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1512
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