tribute

tribute
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. payment, tax, contribution; gift, offering, service; praise, encomium, compliment. See giving, approbation.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [Recognition]
Syn. encomium, applause, memorial service, offering, eulogy, panegyric; see also praise 2 , recognition 2 .
2. [Money paid a conqueror]
Syn. ransom, fee, levy; see bribe .
Syn.- tribute , the broadest in scope of these words, is used of praise manifested by any act, situation, etc. as well as that expressed in speech or writing [ their success was a tribute to your leadership ] ; encomium suggests an enthusiastic, sometimes high-flown expression of praise [encomiums lavished on party leaders at a convention ] ; eulogy generally applies to a formal speech or writing in exalting praise, especially of a person who has just died; panegyric suggests superlative or elaborate praise expressed in poetic or lofty language [ Cicero's panegyric upon Cato ]
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
gift, testimonial, gift of praise, applause, eulogy, accolade, honor, respect, acclaim, recognition, acknowledgement.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. An expression of admiration or congratulation: commendation, compliment, congratulation (often used in plural), praise. See PRAISE. 2. A formal token of appreciation and admiration for a person's high achievements: salute, salvo, testimonial. See PRAISE.

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  • TRIBUTE —    Tribute is the enforced delivery of goods, services, or people imposed on a country or region after a military defeat. In contrast to booty and plunder, which is amassed by soldiers during warfare, tribute payments are meant to be maintained… …   Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia

  • tribute — ● tribute adjectif (latin tributus, de tribus, tribu) Comices tributes, comices issues des assemblées de la plèbe (Ve s. avant J. C.) où les citoyens romains délibéraient par tribus pour élire les tribuns, voter les plébiscites. (Peu à peu, les… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • tribute — [trib′yo͞ot] n. [ME tribut < MFr < L tributum, neut. of tributus, pp. of tribuere, to assign, allot, pay < tribus, Roman tribal division: see TRIBE] 1. a) a regular payment of money, etc., made by one ruler or nation to another as… …   English World dictionary

  • Tribute — Trib ute, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tributed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tributing}.] To pay as tribute. [R.] Whitlock (1654). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tribute — (n.) mid 14c., tax paid to a ruler or master for security or protection, from L. tributum tribute, lit. a thing contributed or paid, noun use of tributus, neuter pp. of tribuere to pay, assign, grant, also allot among the tribes or to a tribe,… …   Etymology dictionary

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