(1) To raise in value.
1779. Any probable attempt to raise or appreciate the value of the money.—P. Webster, ‘Pol. Essays,’ 33. (N.E.D.)
(2) To rise in value.
1789–96. There was a great demand for specie and bills, which occasioned the latter at various times to appreciate.—Morse, ‘American Geography,’ i. 323. (N.E.D.)
