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tribute.

An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɹɪbjuːt/

  1. An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.

    countable · uncountable
    Please accept this as a tribute of our thanks.

  2. An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift. An homage made in a body of work to another work or creator.

    countable · uncountable
    Did you catch the Up in Smoke tribute in that episode of That '70s Show?

  3. A payment made by one nation to another in submission.

    countable · uncountable
    The Ancient Romans made their conquered countries pay tribute.

  4. Extortion; protection money.

    countable · uncountable

  5. A payment made by a feudal vassal to his lord.

    countable · uncountable

  6. A certain proportion of the mined ore, or of its value, given to the miner as payment.

    countable · uncountable

  7. Ellipsis of cum tribute.

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Where this word comes from

PIE word *tréyes From Middle English tribut (14th c.), from Middle French tribut, from Latin tributum (“tribute”, literally “a thing contributed or paid”), past participle of tribuere (“to assign, allot”), usually derived from tribus (“tribe”, which see).

verb/ˈtɹɪbjuːt/

  1. To pay as tribute.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

PIE word *tréyes From Middle English tribut (14th c.), from Middle French tribut, from Latin tributum (“tribute”, literally “a thing contributed or paid”), past participle of tribuere (“to assign, allot”), usually derived from tribus (“tribe”, which see).

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