token

to·ken

 (tō′kən)

n.

1.

a. Something serving as an indication, proof, or expression of something else; a sign: "His lifelong refusal to allow bigots to truly bother him was often considered, unfairly, a token of his weakness" (Jeremy Schaap).

b. Something that signifies or evidences authority, validity, or identity: The scepter is a token of regal status.

c. A specific instance of a phenomenon or a class of things, as of a linguistic feature in a sample of a person's speech, that can be isolated for study or analysis.

2. A person who is considered as representative of a social group, such as a lone individual or one of a small number of employees hired primarily to prevent an employer from being accused of discrimination.

3. A keepsake or souvenir.

4. A piece of stamped metal used as a substitute for currency: subway tokens.

5. Computers

a. A small electronic device issued to a user to serve as proof of identity, as for the purpose of accessing a network.

b. A piece of software that serves as proof of the user's identity.

tr.v. to·kened, to·ken·ing, to·kens

To betoken or symbolize; portend.

adj.

1. Done as an indication or pledge: a token payment.

2.

a. Perfunctory; minimal: a token gesture of reconciliation; token resistance.

b. Being a product of tokenism; merely symbolic: refused to be the token woman on the committee.

Idioms:

by the same token

In like manner; similarly.

in token of

As an indication of: a ring given in token of love.

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[Middle English, from Old English tācen; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

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token

(ˈtəʊkən)

n

1. an indication, warning, or sign of something

2. a symbol or visible representation of something

3. something that indicates authority, proof, or authenticity

4. a metal or plastic disc, such as a substitute for currency for use in slot machines

5. a memento

6. (Commerce) a gift voucher that can be used as payment for goods of a specified value

7. (modifier) as a matter of form only; nominal: a token increase in salary.

8. (Linguistics) linguistics a symbol regarded as an individual concrete mark, not as a class of identical symbols. Compare type¹¹

9. (Philosophy) philosophy an individual instance: if the same sentence has different truth-values on different occasions of utterance the truth-value may be said to attach to the sentence-token. Compare type¹³

10. by the same token moreover and for the same or a similar reason

vb

(tr) to act or serve as a warning or symbol of; betoken

[Old English tācen; related to Old Frisian tēken, Old Saxon tēkan, Old High German zeihhan, Old Norse teikn; see teach]

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to•ken

(ˈtoʊ kən)

n.

1. something serving to represent or indicate some feeling, event, fact, etc.; sign: Black is a token of mourning.

2. something offered or taken as evidence or proof: This badge will be the token of your authority.

3. a memento; souvenir.

4. a stamped piece of metal, issued as a limited medium of exchange, as for bus fares or bridge tolls.

5. an item, idea, etc., representing a group; a part as representing the whole; sample.

6. a person who has been hired, admitted, enrolled, etc., to forestall charges of prejudice or discrimination, as against a minority.

7. a particular instance in speech or writing of a word, symbol, or linguistic expression. Compare type (def. 8).

v.t.

8. to be a token of; signify; symbolize.

adj.

9. serving as a token: a token male on an all-female staff.

10. slight; minimal: token resistance.

Idioms:

1. by the same token, for similar reasons; furthermore.

2. in token of, as a sign of; in evidence of: a ring in token of one's love.

[before 900; Old English tāc(e)n, c. Old Frisian tēk(e)n, Old Saxon tēcan, Old Norse teikn sign, mark; akin to teach]

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

token

• jetton - A counter or token used as a gambling chip or to operate slot machines.
• token - Etymologically, something that "shows" you something, from a base meaning "show, sign."
• indicium - An indication, sign, or token—specifically, the stamp on mail indicating paid postage.
• signal, sign - Signal is from Latin signalis, "of a sign," from signum, "mark, token"—from which sign is derived.

Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

Token

 a small amount; a suspicion, of ten called a token amount.

Example: a token of paper (250 printed impressions), 1683.

Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

token

Past participle: tokened
Gerund: tokening

Imperative

token

token

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	token - an individual instance of a type of symbol; "the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'" item postage stamp, postage, stamp - a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid trading stamp - a token resembling a stamp given by a retailer to a buyer; the token is redeemable for articles on a special list symbol - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
	2.	token - something serving as a sign of something else sign, mark - a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened); "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring"
	3.	token - a metal or plastic disk that can be redeemed or used in designated slot machines disk, disc - a flat circular plate subway token - a token that is used to pay for entry to the subway system
	4.	token - something of sentimental value   keepsake, souvenir, relic object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" love-token - keepsake given as a token of love party favor, party favour, favour, favor - souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party
Adj.	1.	token - insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal); "the fee was nominal"; "a token gesture of resistance"; "a toknenish gesture" tokenish, nominal minimal, minimum - the least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service"

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token

noun

1. symbol, mark, sign, note, evidence, earnest, index, expression, demonstration, proof, indication, clue, representation, badge, manifestation He sent her a gift as a token of his appreciation.

2. voucher, coupon, chit, credit note £10 book tokens

3. disc, counter, chip The older phones only accept tokens.

adjective

1. nominal, symbolic, minimal, hollow, superficial, perfunctory weak token gestures with no real consequences

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

token

noun

1. Something visible or evident that gives grounds for believing in the existence or presence of something else:

badge, evidence, index, indication, indicator, manifestation, mark, note, sign, signification, stamp, symptom, witness.

2. Something that takes the place of words in communicating a thought or feeling:

expression, gesture, indication, sign.

3. Something given to guarantee the repayment of a loan or the fulfillment of an obligation:

earnest, guaranty, pawn, pledge, security, warrant.

4. Something that causes one to remember:

keepsake, memento, remembrance, reminder, souvenir, trophy.

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Translations

بِطاقَه مالِيَّهعَلامَهقَسِيمَة

žetonznaksymbol

tegnværdikupon

ZeichenGutscheinToken

τεκμήριο

fichapruebaseñalvale

mälestusesemärkrahamärkžetoon

merkkipolettirahake

jetonpreuvesignetémoignagegage

znamen

ajándékutalványjátékpénzszuvenírtantusztelefonérme

gjafakort, afsláttarmiîitákn, merki, vottur

buonodonna con potere nominalefichegettonesegno

しるし

표시

apliecinājumsdāvanatalonsžetonszīme

aandenkenfichejetonmuntsouvenir

bongoblat

żeton

ficha

жетонлексема

bonžetonznak

pollett

สิ่งที่ใช้เป็นสัญลักษณ์

belirtifişhatıraişaretjeton

biên lai, phiếu, thẻ đổi hàng

代币价券标志

token

[ˈtəʊkən]

A. N

1. (= voucher) → vale m; (= metal disc) → ficha f

2. (= sign, symbol) → muestra f, señal f; (= remembrance) → prenda f, recuerdo m; [of one's appreciation etc] → detalle m
love token → prenda f de amor
as a token of friendship → como prueba de amistad
this is just a small token of our appreciation → esto no es más que un detalle en señal de (nuestro) agradecimiento
by the same token → por la misma razón

B. ADJ [payment, resistance, gesture] → simbólico; [strike] → nominal, simbólico
the token black → el negro simbólico
token woman → mujer-muestra f, representación f femenina

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

token

[ˈtəʊkən]

n

(= voucher) → bon m, coupon m
book token (British) → chèque-cadeau m (pour des livres), chèque-livre m
a gift token → bon-cadeau

(= coin) → jeton m

(= sign) → témoignage m
as a token of our friendship → en témoignage de notre amitié
as a token of love → en témoignage d'amour

by the same token → de la même manière

modif [gesture] → symbolique; [fee, wage] → symbolique; [woman] → alibi

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

token

n

(= sign) → Zeichen nt; as a token of, in token of → als or zum Zeichen (+gen); by the same token → ebenso; (with neg) → aber auch; … then by the same token you can’t object to → … dann können Sie aber auch nichts gegen … einwenden

(= chip: for gambling, jukebox etc) → Spielmarke f

(Brit: = voucher, gift token) → Gutschein m

attr → Schein-, pro forma; token gesture → leere Geste; it was just a token offer → das hat er/sie etc nur pro forma or nur so zum Schein angeboten; token payment → symbolische Bezahlung; token resistance → Scheinwiderstand m; token strike → Warnstreik m; token fine → symbolische Strafe; token female → Quotenfrau f (inf); the one token woman → die Alibifrau

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

token

[ˈtəʊk/ən]

1. n

a. (Brit) (voucher) → buono
record token → buono m disco inv

b. (metal disc) → gettone m

c. (sign, symbol) → segno
by the same token (fig) → per lo stesso motivo

2. adj (fee, strike) → simbolico/a; (resistance, gesture) → formale

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

token

(ˈtəukən) noun

1. a mark or sign. Wear this ring, as a token of our friendship. teken عَلامَه знак sinal symbol, znak das Zeichen tegn τεκμήριο, δείγμα, σύμβολοseñal, prueba märk نشانه merkki signe, marqueאות, סימן निशानी znak jel tanda tákn, merki, vottur segno しるし 상징 simbolis, ženklas dāvana; zīme; apliecinājums tanda aandenkentegn, symbolsymbol, znak نخښه، نښه، سمبول: دسوغات شيان: فرعي سكه: فلزي ټكټ ( دريل يابس دپاره sinal semn, sim­bol знак symbol, znak znak znak tecken, bevis สิ่งที่ใช้เป็นสัญลักษณ์ işaret, belirti, hatıra 標誌 знак نشان، علامت dấu hiệu 标志

2. a card or piece of metal, plastic etc, for use instead of money. The shopkeeper will exchange these tokens for goods to the value of $10. teken بِطاقَه مالِيَّه жетон vale žeton der Gutschein værdikupon κουπόνιficha þetoon ژتون rahake jeton; coupon, bon אֲסִימוֹן संकेत žeton zseton kupon gjafakort, afsláttarmiði gettone 代用貨幣 대용 화폐 žetonas, talonas žetons; talons token bonbong, merkeżeton, bon فلزي ټكټ ( دريل يابس دپاره vale je­ton; cupon, bon жетон žetón bon; žeton žeton presentkort, kupong, pollett เหรียญพลาสติกหรือโลหะที่ใช้แทนเงิน marka, kupon, fiş, jeton 代幣，價券 жетон پيسہ کي جگہ استعمال ہونے والا کارڈ nhãn khi giá hàng hóa 代币，价券

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token

→ قَسِيمَة žeton tegn Zeichen τεκμήριο vale merkki gage znamen buono しるし 표시 fiche oblat żeton ficha жетон pollett สิ่งที่ใช้เป็นสัญลักษณ์ nişan biên lai, phiếu, thẻ đổi hàng 代币

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