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tribute

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Noun
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trib=ute

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun tribute has 3 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

tributen. [OE. tribut, L. tributum, fr. tribuere, tributum, to bestow, grant, pay, allot, assign, originally, to a tribe, from tribus tribe; cf. F. tribut. See Tribe, and cf. Attribute, Contribute.].
  •  An annual or stated sum of money or other valuable thing, paid by one ruler or nation to another, either as an acknowledgment of submission, or as the price of peace and protection, or by virtue of some treaty; as, the Romans made their conquered countries pay tribute.  [1913 Webster]
    "Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute."  [1913 Webster]
  •  A personal contribution, as of money, praise, service, etc., made in token of services rendered, or as that which is due or deserved; as, a tribute of affection.  [1913 Webster]
    "Implores the passing tribute of a sigh."  [1913 Webster]
  •  A certain proportion of the ore raised, or of its value, given to the miner as his recompense.  Pryce. Tomlinson.  [1913 Webster]
Tribute money, money paid as a tribute or tax. -- Tribute pitch. (Mining) See under Tributer. [Eng.]
Syn. -- See Subsidy.
tributev. i. 
     To pay as tribute.  Whitlock (1654).  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

tribute, n.
1 a thing said or done or given as a mark of respect or affection etc. (paid tribute to their achievements; floral tributes).
2 hist. a a payment made periodically by one State or ruler to another, esp. as a sign of dependence. b an obligation to pay this (was laid under tribute).
3 (foll. by to) an indication of (some praiseworthy quality) (their success is a tribute to their perseverance).
4 a proportion of ore or its equivalent paid to a miner for his work, or to the owner of a mine.

Etymology
ME f. L tributum neut. past part. of tribuere tribut- assign, orig. divide between tribes (tribus)

THESAURUS

tribute

Christmas present, acclaim, acclamation, accolade, account, acknowledgment, adulation, allowance, anniversaries, apotheosis, appreciation, assessment, award, bepraisement, bill, birthday present, blackmail, blood money, box, by-line, cadeau, call, call for, celebrating, celebration, ceremony, cess, charge, citation, claim, commemoration, commendation, compliment, confession, congratulation, conscience money, contribution, credit line, deification, demand, demand for, direct tax, draft, drain, dressing ship, dues, duty, eloge, emolument, encomium, esteem, eulogium, eulogy, exaction, exaltation, excessive praise, excise, extortion, extortionate demand, fairing, fanfare, fanfaronade, fee, festivity, flattery, flourish of trumpets, footing, gift, glorification, glory, graduated taxation, handsel, heavy demand, hero worship, holiday, homage, hommage, honor, honorable mention, hush money, idolatry, idolizing, imposition, impost, indent, indirect tax, initiation fee, insistent demand, joint return, jubilee, kudos, laud, laudation, levy, lionizing, magnification, marking the occasion, meed of praise, memorialization, memory, mention, mileage, monument, nonnegotiable demand, notice, oblation, observance, offering, order, ovation, overpraise, paean, panegyric, payment, peace offering, praise, present, presentation, progressive tax, ransom, reckoning, recognition, reference, rejoicing, religious rites, remembrance, requirement, requisition, respect, retainer, retaining fee, revel, rite, ritual observance, rush, rush order, salutation, salute, salvo, scot, separate returns, signature, single tax, solemn observance, solemnization, stipend, supertax, surcharge, surtax, tariff, tax, tax base, tax dodging, tax evasion, tax exemption, tax return, tax structure, tax withholding, tax-exempt status, taxable income, taxation, taxing, testimonial, testimonial banquet, testimonial dinner, tithe, toast, toll, trademark, triumph, ultimatum, warning

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tribute

Giving

N giving, bestowal, bestowment, donation, presentation, presentment, accordance, concession, delivery, consignment, dispensation, communication, endowment, investment, investiture, award, almsgiving, charity, liberality, generosity, gift, donation, present, cadeau, fairing, free gift, boon, favor, benefaction, grant, offering, oblation, sacrifice, immolation, lagniappe, pilon, grace, act of grace, bonus, allowance, contribution, subscription, subsidy, tribute, subvention, bequest, legacy, devise, will, dotation, dot, appanage, voluntary settlement, voluntary conveyance, amortization, alms, largess, bounty, dole, sportule, donative, help, oblation, offertory, honorarium, gratuity, Peter pence, sportula, Christmas box, Easter offering, vail, douceur, drink money, pourboire, trinkgeld, bakshish, fee, consideration, bribe, bait, ground bait, peace offering, handsel, boodle, graft, grease, blat, giver, grantor, donor, feoffer, settlor, giving, given, allowed, allowable, concessional, communicable, charitable, eleemosynary, sportulary, tributary, gratis, donative, auctor pretiosa facit, ex dono, res est ingeniosa dare.

Expenditure

N expenditure, money going out, out goings, out lay, expenses, disbursement, prime cost, circulation, run upon a bank, payment, pay, bribe, fee, footing, garnish, subsidy, tribute, contingent, quota, donation, pay in advance, earnest, handsel, deposit, installment, investment, purchase, expending, expended, sumptuary, vectigalia nervos esse reipublicae.

Reward

N reward, recompense, remuneration, meed, guerdon, reguerdon, price, indemnity, indemnification, quittance, compensation, reparation, redress, satisfaction, reckoning, acknowledgment, requital, amends, sop, atonement, retribution, consideration, return, quid pro quo, salvage, perquisite, vail, douceur, bribe, hush money, smart money, blackmail, extortion, carcelage, solatium, allowance, salary, stipend, wages, compensation, pay, payment, emolument, tribute, batta, shot, scot, bonus, premium, tip, fee, honorarium, hire, dasturi, dustoori, mileage, crown, remunerative, remuneratory, munerary, compensatory, retributive, reparatory, rewarding, satisfactory, fideli certa merces, honor virtutis praemium, tibi seris tibi metis.

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