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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024to•ken /ˈtoʊkən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- something serving to represent some feeling, event, etc.:a token of my esteem.
- a memento;
a souvenir:Guinevere offered Lancelot a scarf as a token of their love. - Currencya stamped piece of metal used in place of money, as for bus fares:He dropped his token in the slot, but the turnstile stuck.
adj. [before a noun] - hired, admitted, etc., in some job to prevent charges of prejudice or discrimination, as against a minority:a token male on an all-female staff.
- slight;
minimal;
not showing much effort or effect:He received a token salary.
Idioms- Idioms by the same token, for similar reasons;
furthermore:He has a good eye for detail and by the same token is a very good artist. - Idioms in token of, as a sign of;
in evidence of:a ring in token of one's love.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024to•ken (tō′kən),USA pronunciation n. - something serving to represent or indicate some fact, event, feeling, etc.;
sign:Black is a token of mourning. - a characteristic indication or mark of something;
evidence or proof:Malnutrition is a token of poverty. - a memento;
souvenir;
keepsake:The seashell was a token of their trip. - something used to indicate authenticity, authority, etc.;
emblem;
badge:Judicial robes are a token of office. - CurrencyAlso called to′ken coin′. a stamped piece of metal, issued as a limited medium of exchange, as for bus fares, at a nominal value much greater than its commodity value.
- anything of only nominal value similarly used, as paper currency.
- an item, idea, person, etc., representing a group;
a part as representing the whole;
sample;
indication. - Linguistics, Philosophy[Logic, Ling.]a particular instance of a word, symbol, expression, sentence, or the like:A printed page might have twenty tokens of the single type-word "and.''Cf. type (def. 8).
- by the same token:
- in proof of which.
- moreover;
furthermore:She has a talent as a painter, and by the same token has a sharp eye for detail.
- in token of, as a sign of;
in evidence of:a ring in token of his love.
v.t. - to be a token of;
signify;
symbolize.
adj. - serving as a token:a token gift; a token male on an all-female staff.
- slight;
perfunctory;
minimal:token resistance.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English tāc(e)n; cognate with German Zeichen, Old Norse teikn sign, mark. See teach
- 12.See corresponding entry in Unabridged symbolic.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: token /ˈtəʊkən/ n - an indication, warning, or sign of something
- a symbol or visible representation of something
- something that indicates authority, proof, or authenticity
- a metal or plastic disc, such as a substitute for currency for use in slot machines
- a memento
- a gift voucher that can be used as payment for goods of a specified value
- (modifier) as a matter of form only; nominal: a token increase in salary
vb - (transitive) to act or serve as a warning or symbol of; betoken
Etymology: Old English tācen; related to Old Frisian tēken, Old Saxon tēkan, Old High German zeihhan, Old Norse teikn; see teach |