tribute
/ˈtɹɪbjuːt/
tribute noun: an acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift. Also the ellipsis of cum tribute.
Noun
tribute (countable and uncountable, plural tributes)
- An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.
- Please accept this as a tribute of our thanks.
- the passing tribute of a sigh1750 June 12 (date written; published 1751), T[homas] Gray, “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”, in Designs by Mr. R[ichard] Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray, London: […] R[obert] Dodsley...
- Synonyms:
- testimonial
- 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.
- A certain proportion of the mined ore, or of its value, given to the miner as payment.
- 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 merchantable1778, William Pryce, Mineralogia Cornubiensis: A Treatise on Minerals, Mines, and Mining […]
- Tut-work is also employed upon the lode itself, though from the advantages generally considered to arise from the tribute system […]1852-1866, Charles Tomlinson, Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts and Manufactures
Verb
tribute (third-person singular simple present tributes, present participle tributing, simple past and past participle tributed)
- To pay as tribute.
- Amorous Trifler, that spendeth[…]his Afternoones in discourse with Paint, or Lust, tributing most precious Minutes, to the Scepter of a Fanne.1654, Richard Whitlock, Zootomia
Also used as
tribute is also the ellipsis of cum tribute.
tribute meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Assamese and Arabic
tribute in Hindi
- acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift
- श्रद्धांजलि śraddhāñjli
tribute in Tamil
- payment made by a feudal vassal to his lord
- கப்பம் kappam, திறை tiṟai
tribute in Assamese
- acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift
- শ্ৰদ্ধাঞ্জলি sroddhañzoli
tribute in Arabic
- payment made by one nation to another in submission
- جِزْيَة jizya
- payment made by a feudal vassal to his lord
- خَرَاج ḵarāj
More languagesFewer languages
- tribute in Malay
- ufti
- tribute in Indonesian
- upeti
- tribute in Persian
- باج bâj, ساو sâv
- tribute in Vietnamese
- triều cống
Examples of tribute in a sentence
- We gave three deals of grain in tribute to the king.
- The envoy invoked the King of Kings's magnanimity to reduce his province's tribute after another drought.
- When he died, his friends and family wrote on his tribute wall.
Synonyms of tribute
Forms of tribute
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | tributes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | tributes |
| present participle | tributing |
| past participle | tributed |
| past | tributed |
Origin of tribute
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).
Words formed from tribute
Phrases with tribute
Questions about tribute
- What does tribute mean?
- Tribute means an acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.
- What is tribute in Hindi?
- Tribute in Hindi is श्रद्धांजलि (śraddhāñjli). See Tribute meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is tribute?
- Tribute can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce tribute?
- Tribute is pronounced /ˈtɹɪbjuːt/.
- What is the plural of tribute?
- The plural of tribute is tributes.
Words near tribute in the dictionary
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