tribute

trib·ute  (trbyt)

n.

1. A gift, payment, declaration, or other acknowledgment of gratitude, respect, or admiration: put up a plaque as a tribute to his generosity.

2. Evidence attesting to some praiseworthy quality or characteristic: Winning the scholarship was a tribute to her hard work.

3.

a. A payment in money or other valuables made by one ruler or nation to another in acknowledgment of submission or as the price of protection or security.

b. A tax imposed for such payment.

4. Any payment exacted for protection.

5.

a. A payment or tax given by a feudal vassal to an overlord.

b. The obligation to make such a payment.

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[Middle English tribut, from Old French, from Latin tribtum, from neuter past participle of tribuere, to pay, distribute, from tribus, tribe; see tribe.]

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tribute

Noun

1. something given, done, or said as a mark of respect or admiration

2. a payment by one ruler or state to another, usually as an acknowledgment of submission

3. something that shows the merits of a particular quality of a person or thing: the car's low fuel consumption is a tribute to the quality of its engine [Latin tributum]

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Tribute a sum of money or a contribution of praise paid to another.

Examples: tribute of affection, 1850; of tears.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tribute - something given or done as an expression of esteem testimonial commendation, approval - a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips"
	2.	tribute - payment by one nation for protection by another defrayal, defrayment, payment - the act of paying money
	3.	tribute - payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection" protection extortion - the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)

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tribute

noun accolade, testimonial, eulogy, recognition, respect, gift, honour, praise, esteem, applause, compliment, gratitude, acknowledgment, commendation, panegyric, encomium, laudation << OPPOSITE criticism

Translations

tribute [ˈtrɪbjuːt] n → homenaje m; tributo;

to pay tribute to → rendir homenaje a

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tribute [ˈtrɪbjuːt] n → tribut m, hommage m;

to pay tribute to → rendre hommage à

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tribute [ˈtrɪbjuːt] n → Tribut m;

to pay tribute to → Tribut zollen +dat

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tribute [ˈtrɪbjuːt] n → tributo, omaggio;

to pay tribute to → rendere omaggio a

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tribute

n tribute [ˈtribjuːt]

(an) expression of praise, thanks etc This statue has been erected as a tribute to a great man; We must pay tribute to his great courage. eer جِزْيَه почит hold hyldest die Anerkennung φόρος τιμής tributo, homenaje austusavaldus, tänuavaldus سپاس؛ قدردانی kunnianosoitus tribut אוֹת הוֹקָרָה श्रद्धांजलि priznanje, počast tiszteletadás pujian virðingarvottur tributo 賞讃のしるし 감사의 표시; 찬사 pagerbimas, pagarba parādīt cieņu penghormatan eerbetoon hyllest hołd tribut дань; должное počesť, prejav úcty poklon, počastitev priznanje hyllning, tribut เครื่องบรรณาการ saygı, övgü 頌歌，稱贊 данина, належне خراج عقيدت، شکرانہ vật tặng 颂歌，称赞

be a tribute to

to be the (praiseworthy) result of The success of the scheme is a tribute to his hard work. spreek van نَتيجَةٌ تَسْتَحِق الثَّناء، يَسْتَحِق التَّقْدير резултат съм от být skvělým uznáním anerkendelse Ergebnis sein das von είμαι θετική απόρροια acreditar kroonima پاداش چیزی بودن olla kunniaksi témoigner de עֵדוּת לְ- priznanje, pohvala ... kitartó munkáját dicséri hasil vera (lofsverður) vitnisburður um essere un tributo a ～へのあかし ...에 기인하다, ...의 덕택이다 daryti garbę atalgojums hasil blijk geven van takket være uznanie, hołd a fi rezultatul a... делать честь byť uznaním biti zasluga priznanje vara det hedervärda resultatet av เป็นผล (ที่น่าชมเชย) ของ ...-ın eseri olmak 稱讚 бути нагородою اچھا نتيجہ ہونا là kết quả của 称赞