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appreciate

verb [I] (INCREASE)
 
 
/əˈpriː.ʃi.eɪt/

Definition

to increase in value: The value of our house has appreciated by 50 percent in the last two years. Our house has appreciated (in value) by 50 percent in the last two years. → Opposite depreciateValue and price increases
(Definition of appreciate verb (INCREASE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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