tribute
/ˈtɹɪbjut/ noun C1- An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift. · Please accept this as a tribute of our thanks.
- An homage made in a body of work to another work or creator. · Did you catch the Up in Smoke tribute in that episode of That '70s Show?
- A payment made by one nation to another in submission. · The Ancient Romans made their conquered countries pay tribute.
- Extortion; protection money.
- A payment made by a feudal vassal to his lord.
- A certain proportion of the mined ore, or of its value, given to the miner as payment.
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so the marked absence of any tribute or recognition from Diana Barry who was sitting with Gertie Pye embittered Anne’s little triumph.
In comparing her recollection of Pemberley with the minute description which Wickham could give, and in bestowing her tribute of praise on the character of its late possessor, she was delighting both him and herself.
“Poor girl,” said Debray, like the rest, paying an involuntary tribute to the sad event,—“poor girl, so young, so rich, so beautiful!
The museum stands as a powerful tribute to the courage of those early travelers.
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