token

token
I UK [ˈtəʊkən] / US [ˈtoʊkən] noun [countable]
Word forms "token":
singular token plural tokens
1) British a piece of paper that you can exchange for goods of a particular value in a shop
2) a small flat round piece of metal or plastic that you use instead of money in some machines
3) formal something that you do for someone or that you give them as a way of showing your feelings towards them
a token of your appreciation/gratitude/thanks etc:

He brought her some flowers as a token of his thanks.


II UK [ˈtəʊkən] / US [ˈtoʊkən] adjective
done simply in order to show people that you are doing something and not because what you do has any real importance or effectiveness

There was only a token protest against the new system.

a token gesture

a token woman/black/gay etc — showing disapproval someone who is included in a group to make people believe that the group is trying to be fair and include all types of people when this is not really true


English dictionary. 2014.

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  • Token — To ken (t[=o] k n), n. [OE. token, taken, AS. t[=a]cen; akin to OFries. t[=e]ken, OS. t[=e]kan, D. teeken, G. zeichen, OHG. Zeihhan, Icel. t[=a]kan, teiken, Sw. tecken, Dan. tegn, Goth. taikns sign, token, gateihan to tell, show, AS. te[ o]n to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • token — [tō′kən] n. [ME < OE tacn, akin to Ger zeichen < IE base * deik̑ , to point, show > TEACH, TOE, DIGIT, DICTION] 1. a sign, indication, or symbol [a token of one s affection] 2. something serving as a sign of authority, identity,… …   English World dictionary

  • token — ► NOUN 1) a thing serving to represent a fact, quality, feeling, etc. 2) a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services. 3) a disc used to operate a machine or in exchange for particular goods or services. ► ADJECTIVE 1) done for the sake… …   English terms dictionary

  • token — The phrase by the same token is used to connect a statement to something said previously, and means roughly ‘for the same reason’ or ‘in the same way’. Although it is used less precisely than these definitions imply, there should always be some… …   Modern English usage

  • Token — To ken, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tokened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tokening}.] [AS. t[=a]cnian, fr. t[=a]cen token. See {Token}, n.] To betoken. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tōken — (engl., »Zeichen«), Münzzeichen, Wertzeichen; von englischen Städten und Privatleuten unter eignem Wappen 1648–72 geprägte Kupfermünzen zu 1/2 Penny, dann vor und nach 1800 neben den schlechten Scheidemünzen des Staates von englischen Banken und… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • token — I noun augury, auspice, chip, device, emblem, evidence, expression, favor, figurehead, indicant, indicator, keepsake, manifestation, memento, omen, portent, proof, relic, remembrance, sign, souvenir, symbol II index binder, bounty, brand, clue …   Law dictionary

  • Token — ⇡ Token Passing …   Lexikon der Economics

  • token — 1 *sign, mark, symptom, badge, note Analogous words: *symbol, emblem, attribute: *evidence, testimony: indication, proving or proof, betokening (see corresponding verbs at INDICATE) 2 *pledge, earnest, pawn, hostage …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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