appreciable
adjective/əˈpriːʃəbl/
/əˈpriːʃəbl/
- large enough to be noticed or thought important synonym considerable
- The new regulations will not make an appreciable difference to most people.
- an appreciable effect/increase/amount
- The increase in salary will be appreciable.
- There has been an appreciable increase in profits.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAppreciable is used with these nouns:- loss
- proportion
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French appréciable, from apprécier, from late Latin appretiare ‘set at a price, appraise’, from ad- ‘to’ + pretium ‘price’.
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