appreciation
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(noun) an increase in price or value over time; "an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate" |
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Related Words: increase, step-up |
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Antonyms: depreciation |
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(noun) understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices" |
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Synonyms: grasp, hold |
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Related Words: apprehension, discernment, savvy, sense, understanding |
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(noun) an expression of gratitude; "he expressed his appreciation in a short note" |
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Related Words: thanking, thanks |
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(noun) a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works" |
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Synonyms: admiration |
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Related Words: adoration, adulation, approval, approving, blessing, glorification, idealisation, idealization, idolisation, idolization |
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: discernment, perceptiveness, taste |
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Related Words: connoisseurship, culture, delicacy, discretion, discrimination, style, trend, vertu, virtu, vogue |
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