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Business Definition for: Appreciation

  • the value that certain assets, particularly land and buildings, accrue over time. Directors of companies are obliged to reflect this in their accounts.
  • the increase in value of one currency relative to another

Wiktionary Definition for: Appreciation

  • A just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence.
  • Accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors.
  • Ex: His foreboding showed his appreciation of Henry's character. —J. R. Green.
  • A rise in value;—opposed to depreciation.

Additional Resources

CEMEX Announces Expiration of Its Appreciation Warrants and ADWs
MONTERREY, Mexico -- CEMEX, S.A. de C.V. (NYSE: CX) today announced that its appreciation warrants and American Depositary Warrants ADWs, each representing five appreciation warrants, expired today in accordance with their terms. Holders of appreciation warrants and ADWs will receive an appreciation value equal to U.S.$2.041231 per appreciation warrant (U.S.$10.206154...
Tags: appreciation, Cemex
Research articles 2004-12-22
Appreciate to Motivate (The Five Secret Keys to Successful Team Building)
Time and time again the one motivating factor at the top of most employee lists is appreciation for a job well done. It is more requested than the green stuff, money. Why don't more managers, owners, and employees give appreciation? Some people state they don't know how to give it....
Tags: Team-building, Appreciation, Team Management, Management
White papers
Characteristics of North Sea Oil Reserve Appreciation
This paper concerns crude oil reserve appreciation in both the UK and Norwegian sectors of the North Sea. It examines the change in reserves attributed to North Sea fields over time, seeking to reveal patterns of reserve appreciation both for individual fields and for groups of fields classified by potentially...
Tags: North Sea, Appreciation
White papers 2000-12-01
The Dynamics of Metropolitan Housing Prices
This study examines the dynamics of real housing price appreciation in 130 metropolitan areas across the United States. The study finds that real housing price appreciation is strongly influenced by the growth of population and real changes in income, construction costs and interest rates. The study also finds that stock...
Tags: Appreciation, Investment, Finance
White papers 2002-01-01
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY: 'Quail Appreciation Days' sc scheduled for three counties.
M2 PRESSWIRE-22 September 1999-TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY: 'Quail Appreciation Days' scheduled for three counties C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:210999 SAN ANGELO -- Everyone loves quail... one way or the other. To show how far appreciation goes for the birds, the Texas Agricultural...
Tags: HARDWARE, Storage, Texas A&M University
Research articles 1999-09-22
Appreciation Sales Letter
This is a template for sales letter which can be use to show your appreciation for the business and ask to expand your contacts within current client staff members.
Tags: Appreciation, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales
Tools & templates 2007-12-01
Annual Stock Option Grants Calculator
The purpose of this tool is to help illustrate how the value of annual stock option grants can improve over time. To use this tool you will need to enter the current stock price, the stock appreciation rate, the number of years you want to track its growth for and...
Tags: Stock Option, Stock, Appreciation, MortgageLoan.com, Stock Options, Investment, Benefits, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Stock Options & Grants, Finance
Tools & templates 2008-01-01
Continuing appreciation of euro could hurt business confidence: Solbes
MADRID AFP ? European Union Economic Affairs Commissioner Pedro Slobes warned that the continued appreciation of the euro could erode the confidence of business leaders. "The strong appreciation of the euro, if it continued, could lead to a deterioration in the confidence of business leaders and reduce competitiveness," he...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, appreciation, recovery
Research articles 2004-01-30
An invitation to Franchise Appreciation Day 2005.(FW FOCUS: GOVERNMENT RELATIONS)
The International Franchise Association's 2004 Franchise Appreciation Day was a great success, with twice as many attendees as the previous year. With your help the 2005 Franchise Appreciation Day will be even bigger. Last year, franchisees, franchisors and suppliers from more than 100...
Tags: MARKETING, supplier, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2005-05-01
ECB's Trichet keeps up pressure for appreciation of Asian currencies
BRUSSELS AFP — European Central Bank ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet said that the Group of Seven richest countries wants further orderly appreciation of some currencies used by emerging Asian economies. Speaking before the European Parliament's economic and monetary affairs committee, Wednesday, Trichet said: "Our main message collectively is certainly...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, appreciation, FINANCE
Research articles 2005-09-14
Appreciation shown for Fashion District
The Fashion Center Business Improvement District has received a Certificate of Appreciation for Achievement in Trade from the United States Department of Commerce USDOC for its extensive efforts to promote New York's fashion industry around the world. The award was presented by USDOC Senior International Trade Specialist Anastasia Xenias...
Tags: industry, Strategy, U.S., U.S. Department of Commerce
Research articles 2004-05-05
Volume of "voice of franchising" turned up on Capitol Hill.(SPECIAL REPORT: FRANCHISE APPRECIATION DAY 2007)
[ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] The skies over the nation's capital were gray and weepy, but that was of little concern to the hundreds of members of the franchising community who trekked the Halls of Congress during IFA's Franchise Appreciation Day events to share their ideas about...
Tags: Benefits, HEALTHCARE, industry, Strategy, U.S. Congress, voice, wine
Research articles 2007-11-01
Appreciation Sales Letter - Demo New Products
Use this template as a sales letter to show your appreciation for the clients business. At the same time let them know you have other products which may provide them equal benefit.
Tags: Appreciation, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales
Tools & templates 2007-12-01
Kettering University Presents Six Appreciation Awards
FLINT, Mich. -- President Stan Liberty and his wife, Angie, hosted the first Kettering University President's Appreciation Dinner last week in Flint with about 150 supporters attending the gala. Receiving special recognitions were:
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Research articles 2007-09-19
Fox Sports Online Waits-Out Lockout With Exclusive ''Michael Jordan: An Appreciation'' and ''Virtual Hoops''
NEW YORK--BW SportsWire--Nov. 17, 1998-- Fox Sports Online (www.foxsports.com) has compiled the most definitive look at the MVP of the NBA, Michael Jordan. Found only at Fox Sports Online, "Michael Jordan: An Appreciation" is the most complete multimedia Michael Jordan tribute available on the Internet. "Michael Jordan: An Appreciation"...
Tags: CAREER, INTERNET, NBA
Research articles 1998-11-17
Record turnout for franchise appreciation day delivers a strong message: secretary of Commerce, SBA Administrator, Lawmakers address gathering.(SPECIAL REPORT--FRANCHISE APPRECIATION DAY 2006)(Conference news)
Continuing its streak of drawing ever-larger groups of franchising community attendees, the International Franchise Association's Seventh Annual Franchise Appreciation Day drew more than 350 franchisees, franchisors and suppliers to the nation's capital for its popular grassroots lobbying effort September 25 and 26. This year, IFA...
Tags: administrator, delegation, legislator, Rep., secretary, U.S., U.S. Congress
Research articles 2006-11-01
Inner City Penny Appreciation Fund Encourages Saving Pennies.
M2 PRESSWIRE-16 January 2004-Free and Clear Press Corps: Inner City Penny Appreciation Fund Encourages Saving PenniesC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01182004 Washington D.C. - Rev. Medgar L Reid, Chair of the Inner City Project of Rotary District 7620, is in final talks...
Tags: Baltimore, Clear, Maryland
Research articles 2004-01-16
Spatio-Temporal Measurement of House Price Appreciation in Underserved Areas
In this article, we examine house price appreciation rates and volatility in underserved areas. These include (1) census tracts with median income at or below 90 percent of the area median income AMI and (2) tracts with a minority concentration of at least 30 percent and median income up to...
Tags: Volatility, Fannie Mae, Appreciation, Income, Operational Accounting, Investment, Finance
White papers 2003-01-01
Pillow Gifts
A token of appreciation from one organization or an individual taken part in a meeting or an incentive trip to the organization sponsoring the event is considering as a pillow gift. It is not a hard and a fast rule to give pillow gifts, but they definitely enhance the attendee’s...
Tags: Appreciation, Selling Communications, Sales Force Management, Sales
White papers 2003-01-01
Your Employees: Do You Appreciate Them Or Take Them For Granted?
By becoming more mindful of expressing appreciation and gratitude, you can have a dramatic effect on not just your employees, but your peers and even those above you in your organization. By expressing appreciation and gratitude, you increase your energizing effect on others, and become more of a "Force for...
Tags: Appreciation, HumanNature@Work.com
White papers 2008-05-05