an outward sign or expression, e.g. of an emotion
a token of our gratitude
a characteristic mark or feature
a token of surrender
archaic something given or shown as a guarantee, e.g. of authority, right, or identity
a souvenir or keepsake
a coinlike piece issued for use in place of money, e.g. for a bus fare
a coinlike piece issued:
for use in place of money, e.g. for a bus fare
as money by anyone other than a government
a voucher redeemable for goods or services to a stated value
an instance of a linguistic expression: compare type1 (5)
by the same token
furthermore and for the same reason
[Old English tācen, tācn sign, token]