tribute

Meaning of tribute

noun
  1. an act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration.
    the video is a tribute to the musicals of the 40s
    a symposium organized to pay tribute to Darwin
  2. payment made periodically by one state or ruler to another, especially as a sign of dependence.
    the king had at his disposal plunder and tribute amassed through warfare
  3. a proportion of ore or its equivalent, paid to a miner for his work, or to the owner or lessor of a mine.

late Middle English (in tribute (sense 2)): from Latin tributum, neuter past participle (used as a noun) of tribuere ‘assign’ (originally ‘divide between tribes’), from tribus ‘tribe’.

Information about tribute

Hyphenation of tribute

trib-ute

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • tribute is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

tribute synonyms

Meaning testimonial:

testimonial

Meaning protection:

protection

Meaning an expression of praise or admiration:

accolade

Meaning the expression of approval or admiration for someone or something:

praise

Meaning formal or official praise:

commendation

Meaning enthusiastic and public praise:

acclaim

Meaning loud and enthusiastic approval:

acclamation

Meaning a gesture of respect or polite recognition, especially one made to or by a person when arriving or departing:

salute

Meaning a creative work expressing enthusiastic praise:

paean

Meaning a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, especially a tribute to someone who has just died:

eulogy

Meaning a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something:

panegyric

Meaning a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly:

encomium

Meaning special honour or respect shown publicly:

homage

Meaning the action of celebrating an important day or event:

celebration

Meaning the action of praising someone or something highly:

exaltation

Meaning the action of describing or representing something as admirable, especially unjustifiably:

glorification

Meaning words expressing one's praise for an achievement or good wishes on a special occasion:

congratulations

Meaning a polite expression of praise or admiration:

compliments

Meaning an expression of praise or approval:

plaudits

Meaning a thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present:

gift

Meaning the period of time now occurring:

present

Meaning a thing offered as a religious sacrifice or token of devotion:

offering

Meaning an expression of approval; a compliment:

bouquet

Meaning praise; commendation:

laudation

Meaning praise formally or officially:

commend

Meaning show approval or praise by clapping:

applaud

Meaning high respect; great esteem:

honour

Meaning recognize the full worth of:

appreciate

Meaning identify (someone or something) from having encountered them before; know again:

recognize

Meaning accept or admit the existence or truth of:

acknowledge

Meaning praise enthusiastically:

extol

Meaning praise:

laud

Meaning the action or process of paying someone or something or of being paid:

payment

Meaning a gift or payment to a common fund or collection:

contribution

Meaning one's right; what is owed to one:

dues

Meaning an act of levying a tax, fee, or fine:

levy

Meaning a compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits, or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions:

tax

Meaning a moral or legal obligation; a responsibility:

duty

Meaning a tax or similar compulsory payment:

impost

Meaning a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports:

tariff

Meaning a price asked for goods or services:

charge

Meaning a sum of money demanded or paid for the release of a captive:

ransom

tribute antonyms

Meaning the expression of disapproval of someone or something on the basis of perceived faults or mistakes:

criticism

Meaning the expression of very strong disapproval; censure:

condemnation

Translation of tribute

Words that rhyme with tribute

Bute, bute, rebute, attribute, contribute, deattribute, distribute, maldistribute, misattribute, misdistribute, overcontribute, precontribute, predistribute, reattribute, recontribute, redistribute, retribute, culbute, Bambute, imbute, protrifenbute, arbute, barbute, scorbute, distritbute

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