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tribute
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As a noun, tribute means an acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration. As a verb, it means pay as tribute.
Meanings of tribute
9 meaningsnoun
An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.
“Please accept this as a tribute of our thanks.”
An homage made in a body of work to another work or creator.
“Did you catch the Up in Smoke tribute in that episode of That '70s Show?”
A payment made by one nation to another in submission.
“The Ancient Romans made their conquered countries pay tribute.”
Extortion; protection money.
A payment made by a feudal vassal to his lord.
miningA certain proportion of the mined ore, or of its value, given to the miner as payment.
Something given or done as an expression of esteem
Similar: testimonialPayment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
“every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection”
Similar: protection
verb
To pay as tribute.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).