tribute

nounverbcommon in dialogue

//ˈtɹɪbjuːt//

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

noun

1
An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.
Please accept this as a tribute of our thanks.
the passing tribute of a sigh
2
An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift. 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?
3
A payment made by one nation to another in submission.
The Ancient Romans made their conquered countries pay tribute.
4
Extortion; protection money.
5
A payment made by a feudal vassal to his lord.
6
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 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 […]
7
Variant of cum tributeEllipsis of cum tribute.

Etymology

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

1
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.

Forms

plural: tributes
past tense: tributed
past participle: tributed
present participle: tributing
third person singular: tributes

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

Tricia · A diminutive of the female given name Patricia.trick · Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or…tricky · Hard to deal with, complicated.

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