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token
[toh-kuhn]
noun
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.
Also called token 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 used in exchange for goods or services, as paper currency.
an item, idea, etc., representing a group; a part as representing the whole; sample; indication.
The religious movement was an exhibition of latent energy, and a token of what may take place at some future day.
a person, especially a member of a minority group, who has been hired, admitted, enrolled, etc., to forestall charges of prejudice or discrimination.
an object, as a disk or figure, used in various board games for marking a player's position or for keeping score.
Logic, Linguistics.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.”
token
/ ˈəʊə /
noun
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
linguistics a symbol regarded as an individual concrete mark, not as a class of identical symbols Compare type
philosophy an individual instance: if the same sentence has different truth-values on different occasions of utterance the truth-value may be said to attach to the sentence-token Compare type
moreover and for the same or a similar reason
verb
(tr) to act or serve as a warning or symbol of; betoken
Other 51Թ Forms
- pretoken noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of token1
Idioms and Phrases
by the same token,
She has a talent as a painter, and by the same token has a sharp eye for detail.
in proof of which.
The study examined the possible effects of stress on health and, by the same token, IQ and test scores.
in token of, as a sign of; in evidence of.
a ring in token of his love.
Example Sentences
As an extra bonus, participants were given some Worldcoin cryptocurrency tokens.
Prosecutors said Mashinsky used slogans like “Unbank Yourself” to persuade customers to invest — then used their deposits to pay for market purchases of the Celsius token to prop up its value.
Ava sweetens the moment by telling her mentor that this token is something they should have shared a long time ago.
Most invested in smaller amounts of the token, the media outlet reported.
The Trump Organization and its affiliates control most of the token supply, according to the website.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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