Meaning

6 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.

    Please accept this as a tribute of our thanks.

    Tribut

    даньdanʹ, до́лжноеdólžnoje

    дани́наdanýna, нале́жнеnaléžne

  2. An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.

    (countable, uncountable)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?

  3. (countable, uncountable)A payment made by one nation to another in submission.

    The Ancient Romans made their conquered countries pay tribute.

    Tribut

    даньdanʹ, по́датьpódatʹ

    дани́наdanýna, по́датьpódatʹ, пода́токpodátok

    payment by one nation for protection by another

  4. (countable, uncountable)Extortion; protection money.

    даньdanʹ

  5. (countable, uncountable)A payment made by a feudal vassal to his lord.

    даньdanʹ

    даньdanʹ

  6. (countable, uncountable)A certain proportion of the mined ore, or of its value, given to the miner as payment.

Examples

31 sentences
  1. The whole company stood in silence for a few moments, as a tribute to the dead.

    ruНекоторое время все стояли молча, чтобы отдать дань уважения покойному. — Hellerick

  2. Thank you for this wonderful tribute.

  3. Will you give me a tribute?

  4. This is a tribute to her.

    deDas ist ihr gewidmet. — Yorwba

  5. Pay tribute to those who deserve it.

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift:
payment made by one nation to another in submission:
Русский
By meaning 2
acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift:
payment made by one nation to another in submission:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift:

Forms

plural: tributes
Singulartribute
Pluraltributes

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • something given or done as an expression of esteem:testimonial
  • payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence:protection

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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