a gift, testimonial, compliment, or the like, given as due or in acknowledgment of gratitude or esteem.
a stated sum or other valuable consideration paid by one sovereign or state to another in acknowledgment of subjugation or as the price of peace, security, protection, or the like.
a rent, tax, or the like, as that paid by a subject to a sovereign.
any exacted or enforced payment or contribution.
obligation or liability to make such payment.
Origin of tribute
1300–50; Middle English tribut<Latin tribūtum a levied payment, noun use of neuter of past participle of tribuere to assign, allot, derivative of tribustribe
The culminating event – to be co-hosted by local favorites Felicia Curry and Naomi Jacobson – will include the presentation of more awards and varied tributes.
D.C. theater scene adapts with films, concerts, and more|Patrick Folliard|September 17, 2020|Washington Blade
Athletes for months have tried to call attention to the crisis of racial injustice and police brutality in a restrained manner, using pointed statements and national anthem kneeling and t-shirt tributes.
WNBA players and Naomi Osaka go on strike for Jacob Blake|Claire Zillman, reporter|August 27, 2020|Fortune
Sure, there have been plenty of evil stepmother tales, tributes to not-at-all-evil mothers, but stepfathers?
In Praise of Stepfathers|Eugene Robinson|June 21, 2020|Ozy
The following page details a tribute gag the Simpsons team inserted into the background of a scene.
Here’s the Lost Judd Apatow ‘Simpsons’ Episode, Penned by Judd Apatow|Asawin Suebsaeng|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
They instead announced a tribute to the two fallen officers.
Cop Families Boo De Blasio at NYPD Graduation|Michael Daly|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This video of one of his last, and most impressive, stunts was released as a tribute to his memory.
Dirtbike Flips over Stunt Plane|Alex Chancey, The Daily Beast Video|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A tribute to legendary photographer Irving Penn sparked it all.
The Man Behind Marilyn Malkovich|Justin Jones|October 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Realistically, what I saw was exactly what I would have expected at a Grateful Dead tribute show.
Patted Down by India’s Hugging Saint|Daniel Genis|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“It will frighten the rest, who will soon come to terms, and agree to pay any tribute I may demand,” observed the rajah.
The Young Rajah|W.H.G. Kingston
Though still a part of the Turkish Empire, and paying an annual tribute to the Sultan, it had its own separate government.
From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn|Henry M. Field
Sibyl paused; the pause was a tribute to the force of the curl of her sister's lip.
It Never Can Happen Again|William De Morgan
And with respect to smuggling, they command us to render tribute to whom tribute is due, custom to whom custom.
Christmas Stories|Edward Berens
I never care to hear one who receives alms pay a tribute to charity.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll
British Dictionary definitions for tribute
tribute
/ (ˈtrɪbjuːt) /
noun
a gift or statement made in acknowledgment, gratitude, or admiration
a payment by one ruler or state to another, usually as an acknowledgment of submission
any tax levied for such a payment
(in feudal society) homage or a payment rendered by a vassal to his lord
the obligation to pay tribute
Word Origin for tribute
C14: from Latin tribūtum, from tribuere to grant (originally: to distribute among the tribes), from tribustribe