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TRIBUTE
protection, tribute
(noun) payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; “every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection”
tribute
(noun) payment by one nation for protection by another
tribute, testimonial
(noun) something given or done as an expression of esteem
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tribute (countable and uncountable, plural tributes)
An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.
An homage made in a body of work to another work or creator.
A payment made by one nation to another in submission.
Extortion; protection money.
A payment made by a feudal vassal to his lord.
(mining) A certain proportion of the mined ore, or of its value, given to the miner as payment.
Synonyms
• heriot
Verb
tribute (third-person singular simple present tributes, present participle tributing, simple past and past participle tributed)
(transitive) To pay as tribute.
Anagrams
• burtite, turbite
Source: Wiktionary
Trib"ute, n. Etym: [OE. tribut, L. tributum, fr. tribuere, tributum, to bestow, grant, pay, allot, assign, originally, to a tribe, from tribus tribe; cf. F. tribut. See Tribe, and cf. Attribute, Contribute.]
1. An annual or stated sum of money or other valuable thing, paid by one ruler or nation to another, either as an acknowledgment of submission, or as the price of peace and protection, or by virtue of some treaty; as, the Romans made their conquered countries pay tribute. Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute. C. C. Pinckney.
2. A personal contribution, as of money, praise, service, etc., made in token of services rendered, or as that which is due or deserved; as, a tribute of affection. Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Gray.
3. (Mining)
Definition: A certain proportion of the ore raised, or of its value, given to the miner as his recompense. Pryce. Tomlinson. Tribute money, money paid as a tribute or tax.
– Tribute pitch. (Mining) See under Tributer. [Eng.]
Syn.
– See Subsidy.
Trib"ute, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tributed; p. pr. & vb. n. Tributing.]
Definition: To pay as tribute. [R.] Whitlock (1654).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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