Meaning of tribute | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.
   countable, uncountable
2. An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift
3. (an) expression of praise, thanks etc. This statue has been erected as a tribute to a great man; We must pay tribute to his great courage. eer جِزْيَه почит tributo hold die Anerkennung hyldest φόρος τιμής tributo, homenaje austusavaldus, tänuavaldus سپاس؛ قدردانی kunnianosoitus tribut אוֹת הוֹקָרָה श्रद्धांजलि priznanje, počast tiszteletadás pujian virðingarvottur tributo 賞讃のしるし 감사의 표시, 찬사 pagerbimas, pagarba parādīt cieņu penghormatan eerbetoonhyllesthołd احترام ، قدردانی tribut дань; должн...
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4. An homage made in a body of work to another work or creator.
   countable, uncountable
5. An homage made in a body of work to another work or creator
6. to be the (praiseworthy) result of. The success of the scheme is a tribute to his hard work. spreek van نَتيجَةٌ تَسْتَحِق الثَّناء، يَسْتَحِق التَّقْدير резултат съм от ser um tributo a být skvělým uznáním das Ergebnis sein von anerkendelse είμαι θετική απόρροια acreditar kroonima پاداش چیزی بودن olla kunniaksi témoigner de עֵדוּת לְ- priznanje, pohvala ... kitartó munkáját dicséri hasil vera (lofsverður) vitnisburður um essere un tributo a ～へのあかし (~의) 덕분이다 daryti garbę atalgojums hasil blij...
7. A payment made by one nation to another in submission.
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8. A payment made by one nation to another in submission
9. A gift, payment, declaration, or other acknowledgment of gratitude, respect, or admiration: put up a plaque as a tribute to his generosity.
10. Extortion; protection money.
    countable, uncountable
11. Extortion; protection money
12. Evidence attesting to some praiseworthy quality or characteristic: Winning the scholarship was a tribute to her hard work.
13. A payment made by a feudal vassal to his lord.
    countable, uncountable
14. A payment made by a feudal vassal to his lord
15. A payment in money or other valuables made by one ruler or nation to another in acknowledgment of submission or as the price of protection or security.
16. A certain proportion of the mined ore, or of its value, given to the miner as payment.
    countable, uncountable
17. Any payment exacted for protection.
18. Ellipsis of cum tribute.
    Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable, vulgar
19. A payment or tax given by a feudal vassal to an overlord.
20. a gift or statement made in acknowledgment, gratitude, or admiration
21. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a. a payment by one ruler or state to another, usually as an acknowledgment of submission
22. (Historical Terms) (in feudal society) homage or a payment rendered by a vassal to his lord

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Examples

“Please accept this as a tribute of our thanks.”

“the passing tribute of a sigh”

“Did you catch the Up in Smoke tribute in that episode of That '70s Show?”

“The Ancient Romans made their conquered countries pay tribute.”

“The setting of a Copper Mine upon tribute , has this difference : the Tributor is at the sole expence of digging , raising , and dressing , all the Ore that can be made merchantable”

“1852-1866, Charles Tomlinson, Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts and Manufactures Tut-work is also employed upon the lode itself, though from the advantages generally considered to arise from the tribute system […]”

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