Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - token
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Token
token
~1 n 1 a round piece of metal that you use instead of money in some machines 2 formal something that represents a feeling, fact, event etc (a token of your gratitude/respect/appreciation etc) (Please accept this gift as a small token of our appreciation.) (- see also by the same token same1 (8)) 3 book/record/gift token BrE a special piece of paper that you can exchange for a book, record etc in a shop; gift certificate AmE (a -10 book token) ~2 adj only before noun 1 a token action, change etc is only done so that someone can pretend that they are dealing with a problem (The government thinks it can get away with token gestures on environmental issues. | token black/woman etc (=someone who is included in a group to make everyone think that it has all types of people in it, when this is not really true)) 2 done as a first sign that an agreement, promise etc will be kept and that more will be done later (A small token payment will keep the bank happy.)
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(tokens) 1. You use token to describe things or actions which are small or unimportant but are meant to show particular intentions or feelings which may not be sincere. The announcement was welcomed as a step in the right direction, but was widely seen as a token gesture... ADJ: ADJ n 2. A token is a piece of paper or card that can be exchanged for goods, either in a particular shop or as part of a special offer. (BRIT; in AM, use coupon) Here is the fifth token towards our offer. You need six of these tokens. N-COUNT: oft n N 3. A token is a round flat piece of metal or plastic that is sometimes used instead of money. Some of the older telephones still only accept tokens. N-COUNT 4. If you give something to a person or do something for them as a token of your feelings, you give it or do it as a way of expressing those feelings. As a token of goodwill, I’m going to write another letter. N-COUNT: usu with supp, oft N of n 5. You use by the same token to introduce a statement that you think is true for the same reasons that were given for a previous statement. If you give up exercise, your muscles shrink and fat increases. By the same token, if you expend more energy you will lose fat. PHRASE: PHR with cl ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacen, tacn sign, ~; akin to Old High German zeihhan sign, Greek deiknynai to show — more at diction Date: before 12th century 1. an outward sign or expression his tears were ~s of his grief 2. a. symbol, emblem a white flag is a ~ of surrender b. an instance of a linguistic expression 3. a distinguishing feature ; characteristic 4. a. souvenir, keepsake b. a small part representing the whole ; indication this is only a ~ of what we hope to accomplish c. something given or shown as a guarantee (as of authority, right, or identity) 5. a. a piece resembling a coin issued as money by some person or body other than a de jure government b. a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms 6. a member of a group (as a minority) that is included within a larger group through ~ism; especially a ~ employee Synonyms: see sign II. adjective Date: 1915 1. done or given as a ~ especially in partial fulfillment of an obligation or engagement a ~ payment 2. a. representing no more than a symbolic effort ; minimal, perfunctory ~ resistance ~ integration b. serving or intended to show absence of discrimination a ~ female employee ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & adj. --n. 1 a thing serving as a symbol, reminder, or distinctive mark of something (as a token of affection; in token of my esteem). 2 a thing serving as evidence of authenticity or as a guarantee. 3 a voucher exchangeable for goods (often of a specified kind), given as a gift. 4 anything used to represent something else, esp. a metal disc etc. used instead of money in coin-operated machines etc. 5 (attrib.) a nominal or perfunctory (token effort). b conducted briefly to demonstrate strength of feeling (token resistance; token strike). c serving to acknowledge a principle only (token payment). d chosen by way of tokenism to represent a particular group (the token woman on the committee). Phrases and idioms by this (or the same) token 1 similarly. 2 moreover. token money coins having a higher face value than their worth as metal. token vote a parliamentary vote of money, the stipulated amount of which is not meant to be binding. Etymology: OE tac(e)n f. Gmc, rel. to TEACH ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) жезл 2) знак, символ; признак; метка; маркер 3) лексема; речевой оборот (в системах распознавания речи) 4) элементарное значение 5) опознавательное имя (абстрактного типа данных) 6) вчт. право доступа - key token - lexical token ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английски словарь по телекоммуникациям
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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сущ. 1) знак, символ 2) признак; примета - gift token - in token of - token contribution - token desegregation - token imports - token money - token of value - token payment - token strike TOKEN знак, символ ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
Англо-русский лингвострановедческий словарь
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1. знак; символ a token of respect —- знак уважения in token of —- в знак (чего-л.) black is a token of mourning —- черный цвет - символ траура his actions are a token of his sincerity —- его действия свидетельствуют о его искренности 2. симптом the tokens of a disease —- симптомы болезни 3. случай употребления (слова в тексте) 4. подарок на память; сувенир give it to me as a going-away token —- подари мне это на память 5. признак, примета to give some token of intelligence —- обнаружить признаки ума 6. опознавательный знак freemason's token —- масонский знак 7. талон, жетон this token will admit you to the swimming pool —- по этому жетону вы можете пройти в плавательный бассейн 8. уст. знамение Id: by the same token, by this (that) token —- к тому же, кроме того; лишнее доказательство того, что Id: more by token —- диал. более того 9. символический; формальный; номинальный token acceptance —- символическое признание token concession —- символическая уступка token coin —- фин. счетные символические деньги, деньги-знаки; разменная монета token gesture —- символический (условный) жест token smile —- подобие улыбки token resistance —- видимость сопротивления token occupation —- воен. частичная оккупация token desegregation —- ам. символическая десегрегация token compliance with the desegregation order —- ам. формальное подчинение приказу о десегрегации...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) знак; in token of respect - в знак уважения 2) примета, признак 3) подарок на память 4) талон, жетон (тж. для автомата) 5) опознавательный знак 6) attr. имеющий видимость, подобие (чего-л.) кажущийся; символический; token smile - подобие улыбки; token resistance - видимость сопротивления; token payment - символический взнос в счет долга; token vote parl. - голосование символической суммы ассигнования с последующим ее уточнением by the same token, by this token, (more) by token - к тому же; кроме того, и еще лишнее доказательство того, что token money fin. - биллонные деньги Syn: see symbol ...Англо-русский словарь
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- O.E. tacen "sign, symbol, evidence" (related to tжcan "show, explain, teach"), from P.Gmc. *taiknan. Meaning "coin-like piece of stamped metal" is first recorded 1598. The adj. meaning "nominal" is from 1915, from the noun, and tokenism is first recorded 1962. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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