Increase in the value of an asset. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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A rise in a currency's value. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary
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appreciation ap‧pre‧ci‧a‧tion [əˌpriːʆiˈeɪʆn] noun [uncountable]
1. FINANCE an increase in the value of something:
• There has been a sharp appreciation in the share prices of US companies.
ˌcapital appreciˈation also ˌasset appreciˈation
FINANCE an increase in the value of an asset, especially financial investments or property ; = capital growth:
• Investors invest in companies because they expect a flow of income plus capital appreciation over time.
2. FINANCE an increase in the value of one currency compared to other currencies:
• He estimated that currency appreciation cost the company £700,000 last year.
capital appreciation against
• the appreciation of sterling against the dollar
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appreciation UK US /əˌpriːʃiˈeɪʃən/ noun [U] FINANCE
► an increase in value: »
At 17.55%, the state's house-price appreciation was nearly triple the national rate.
appreciation in sth »potential appreciation in share price
Financial and business terms. 2012.