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tribute

tri·bute

UK/ˈtɹɪbjuːt/ US/ˈtrɪbjut/ fairly common

noun

1.

something given or done as an expression of esteem

Synonyms
2.

payment by one nation for protection by another

3.

payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence

  • “every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection”
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Origin

PIE word *tréyes From Middle English tribut (14th c.), from Middle French tribut, from Latin tributum (“tribute”, literally “a thing contributed or paid”), past participle of tribuere (“to assign, allot”), usually derived from tribus (“tribe”, which see).

Phrases

  • cum tribute
  • I volunteer as tribute
  • tribute act
  • tribute band
  • tribute money
  • tribute wall

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