token
token definition
to·ken (tō′kən)
noun
- a sign, indication, or symbol a token of one's affection
- something serving as a sign of authority, identity, genuineness, etc.
- a distinguishing mark or feature
- a keepsake
- a sample
- a piece of stamped metal, etc. with a face value higher than its real value, issued as a substitute for currency, for use as fare on a transportation line, etc.
- a person, as an employee, whose presence in a group is supposed to indicate absence of discrimination, as in race
Etymology: ME < OE tacn, akin to Ger zeichen < IE base *dei-, to point, show > teach, toe, digit, diction
transitive verb
to be a token of; symbolize
adjective
- by way of a token, symbol, etc. a token gesture
- merely simulated; slight or of no real account token resistance
- serving merely to fill a symbolic role, a quota, etc.
token Idioms
by the same token
for this reason; following the same line of reasoning
in token of
as evidence of
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