token

token
▪ I. token to‧ken 1 [ˈtəʊkən ǁ ˈtoʊ-] noun [countable]
a piece of paper, card, plastic etc that can be exchanged for goods:

• Collect eight of these tokens and send off for a free recipe book.

ˈbook ˌtoken
a piece of paper worth a particular amount of money which can be exchanged for a book in a shop:

• a £10 book token

ˈgift ˌtoken also ˈgift ˌvoucher
a piece of paper worth a particular amount of money which can be exchanged for goods in a shop; = gift certificate AmE
  [m0] ▪ II. token token 2 adjective [only before a noun]
done or given only as a small sign of something larger or more important:

• a token cut in interest rates

• There is a token charge (= a small charge that does not cover the actual cost of something ) for the use of the database.

• The players were amateurs and received only a token payment plus expenses.

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token UK US /ˈtəʊkən/ noun [C]
► MONEY a round piece of metal or plastic that is used instead of money in some machines, for example, to get food or drink out of a vending machine, use a car park, etc: »

You'll need some tokens for the coffee machine.

► MARKETING a piece of paper that is given when you buy a particular product, which can be exchanged for something when you have collected enough of them: »

There is a promotion on the cereal box offering a free toy for every 10 tokens you collect.

► FORMAL an action that you take or a thing that you give that is a symbol of your feelings about something, even though it may not be very big or valuable: a token of sth »

Please accept this gift as a token of our gratitude.

→ See also BOOK TOKEN(Cf. ↑book token), GIFT TOKEN(Cf. ↑gift token)
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token UK US /ˈtəʊkən/ adjective [before noun]
► DISAPPROVING done or existing only to show that you are following rules or doing what is expected, even though the results are limited: »

The wording of the advertisement was merely a token gesture towards equal opportunities.

 »

She was appointed as the token woman on the board

► used to describe a payment that is very small: »

a token sum/payment

 »

There is a token charge for membership of the staff club.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • Token — (aus dem englischen: token) bezeichnet: Token (Münze), eine englische Scheidemünze privater Prägung Token (EDV Netzwerk), eine Bitsequenz in bestimmten EDV Netzwerken Security Token, eine Hardwarekomponente zur Identifizierung und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Token — To ken (t[=o] k n), n. [OE. token, taken, AS. t[=a]cen; akin to OFries. t[=e]ken, OS. t[=e]kan, D. teeken, G. zeichen, OHG. Zeihhan, Icel. t[=a]kan, teiken, Sw. tecken, Dan. tegn, Goth. taikns sign, token, gateihan to tell, show, AS. te[ o]n to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • token — [tō′kən] n. [ME < OE tacn, akin to Ger zeichen < IE base * deik̑ , to point, show > TEACH, TOE, DIGIT, DICTION] 1. a sign, indication, or symbol [a token of one s affection] 2. something serving as a sign of authority, identity,… …   English World dictionary

  • token — ► NOUN 1) a thing serving to represent a fact, quality, feeling, etc. 2) a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services. 3) a disc used to operate a machine or in exchange for particular goods or services. ► ADJECTIVE 1) done for the sake… …   English terms dictionary

  • token — The phrase by the same token is used to connect a statement to something said previously, and means roughly ‘for the same reason’ or ‘in the same way’. Although it is used less precisely than these definitions imply, there should always be some… …   Modern English usage

  • Token — To ken, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tokened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tokening}.] [AS. t[=a]cnian, fr. t[=a]cen token. See {Token}, n.] To betoken. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tōken — (engl., »Zeichen«), Münzzeichen, Wertzeichen; von englischen Städten und Privatleuten unter eignem Wappen 1648–72 geprägte Kupfermünzen zu 1/2 Penny, dann vor und nach 1800 neben den schlechten Scheidemünzen des Staates von englischen Banken und… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • token — I noun augury, auspice, chip, device, emblem, evidence, expression, favor, figurehead, indicant, indicator, keepsake, manifestation, memento, omen, portent, proof, relic, remembrance, sign, souvenir, symbol II index binder, bounty, brand, clue …   Law dictionary

  • Token — ⇡ Token Passing …   Lexikon der Economics

  • token — 1 *sign, mark, symptom, badge, note Analogous words: *symbol, emblem, attribute: *evidence, testimony: indication, proving or proof, betokening (see corresponding verbs at INDICATE) 2 *pledge, earnest, pawn, hostage …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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