[charcircuit]

>vaguely, something you buy with the expectation to make money from it appreciating

This isn't remotely true. A grocery store isn't selling you a security when you go buy an apple even though the store bought the apple for cheaper than it it thought it could sell to you in the future.

Anything you are able to resell can fall under this.

[cmeacham98]

You may want to look up the definition of the word "appreciating"

[charcircuit]

You may want to realize that if the value of apples depreciated, the store could lose money. The store has an expectation that the product they buy will be worth around the same or appreciate. Buying appreciating products means that you will profit more which is in a store's interest.

If you want a better example of something normal that appreciates take for example holiday themed products. They are worth much less before the holiday, there is a pump in value around the avenue and then a dump. Stores have to careful plan how much to buy to not lose money.