token

token
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. sign, symbol, emblem; feature, trait; souvenir, memento, keepsake; badge, evidence; slug; earnest, indication. See memory.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. mark, symbol, indication, keepsake; see emblem , gift 1 , pledge , sign 1 , souvenir .
by the same token,
Syn. following from this, similarly, likewise, thus; see besides , therefore .
in token of,
Syn. as evidence of, by way of, as a gesture; see representing 1 .
See Synonym Study at pledge .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
1. indication sign, evidence, mark, expression, manifestation, testimony, testament, symbol.
2. keepsake souvenir, memento, reminder.
II
a.
superficial, symbolic, nominal, minimal, perfunctory, for show.
ANT.: genuine
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. Something visible or evident that gives grounds for believing in the existence or presence of something else: badge, evidence, index, indication, indicator, manifestation, mark, note, sign, signification, stamp, symptom, witness. See SHOW. 2. Something that takes the place of words in communicating a thought or feeling: expression, gesture, indication, sign. See SHOW. 3. Something given to guarantee the repayment of a loan or the fulfillment of an obligation: earnest2, guaranty, pawn1, pledge, security, warrant. See TRANSACTIONS. 4. Something that causes one to remember: keepsake, memento, remembrance, reminder, souvenir, trophy. See REMEMBER.

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  • Token — may refer to:* Token (railway signalling), a physical object given to a locomotive driver to authorize him to use a particular stretch of single railway track * Token coin, a piece of metal or other composition used as a substitute for currency;… …   Wikipedia

  • Token — (aus dem englischen: token) bezeichnet: Token (Münze), eine englische Scheidemünze privater Prägung Token (EDV Netzwerk), eine Bitsequenz in bestimmten EDV Netzwerken Security Token, eine Hardwarekomponente zur Identifizierung und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 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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