The definition of a token is a sign, symbol or a piece of stamped metal used instead of currency.
(noun)See token in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: ME < OE tacn, akin to Ger zeichen < IE base *dei-, to point, show > teach, toe, digit, diction
transitive verb
adjective
See token in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English tācen; see deik- in Indo-European roots
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