tribute
pronunciation
How to pronounce tribute in British English:
UK [ˈtrɪbjuːt]
How to pronounce tribute in American English:
US [ˈtrɪbjuːt]
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- Noun:
- something given or done as an expression of esteem
- payment by one nation for protection by another
- payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
Word Origin
- tribute (n.)
- mid-14c., "stated sum of money or other valuable consideration paid by one ruler or country to another in acknowledgment of submission or as the price of peace or protection," from Anglo-French tribute, Old French tribut and directly from Latin tributum "tribute, a stated payment, a thing contributed or paid," noun use of neuter of tributus, past participle of tribuere "to pay, assign, grant," also "allot among the tribes or to a tribe," from tribus (see tribe). Sense of "offering, gift, token" is first recorded 1580s.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Our recognition and deepest tribute goes out to them .
- 2. The film directors martin scorsese and steven spielberg also paid tribute .
- 3. Princess of nebraska is a tribute to the french new wave - to directors like jean-luc godard .
- 4. Rich in tribute , this capital grew in influence , size and population .
- 5. In fact , it can really be a truthful and meaningful way of creating an ever-lasting tribute to our departed loved ones .