n.
- an act, statement, or gift intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration.
▸something resulting from and indicating the worth of something else:
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his victory was a tribute to his persistence.
- historical payment made periodically by one state or ruler to another, especially as a sign of dependence.
- historical a proportion of ore or its equivalent, paid to a miner for work, or to the owner or lessor of a mine.
Etymology
ME: from L. tributum, neut. past part. (used as n.) of tribuere ‘assign’ (orig. ‘divide between tribes’), from tribus ‘tribe’.
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