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trib·ute

(trĭb′yo͞ot)

1. A gift, payment, declaration, or other acknowledgment of gratitude, respect, or admiration: put up a plaque as a tribute to his generosity.

2. Evidence attesting to some praiseworthy quality or characteristic: Winning the scholarship was a tribute to her hard work.

a. A payment in money or other valuables made by one ruler or nation to another in acknowledgment of submission or as the price of protection or security.

b. A tax imposed for such payment.

4. Any payment exacted for protection.

a. A payment or tax given by a feudal vassal to an overlord.

b. The obligation to make such a payment.

[Middle English tribut, from Old French, from Latin tribūtum, from neuter past participle of tribuere, to pay, distribute, from tribus, tribe; see tribe.]

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tribute

(ˈtrɪbjuːt)

1. a gift or statement made in acknowledgment, gratitude, or admiration

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)

a. a payment by one ruler or state to another, usually as an acknowledgment of submission

b. any tax levied for such a payment

3. (Historical Terms) (in feudal society) homage or a payment rendered by a vassal to his lord

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the obligation to pay tribute

[C14: from Latin tribūtum, from tribuere to grant (originally: to distribute among the tribes), from tribus tribe]

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trib•ute

(ˈtrɪb yut)

n.

1. a gift, testimonial, compliment, or the like, given as due or as an expression of gratitude or esteem.

2. a stated sum or other valuable consideration paid by one sovereign or state to another in acknowledgment of subjugation or as the price of peace.

3. a rent, tax, or the like, as that paid by a subject to a sovereign.

4. any enforced payment or contribution.

5. obligation to make such payment.

[1300–50; Middle English tribut < Latin tribūtum a levied payment, n. use of neuter past participle of tribuere to assign, allot, derivative of tribus tribe]

Tribute

a sum of money or a contribution of praise paid to another.

Examples: tribute of affection, 1850; of tears.

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Noun	1.	tribute - something given or done as an expression of esteem testimonial commendation, approval - a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips"
	2.	tribute - payment by one nation for protection by another defrayal, defrayment, payment - the act of paying money
	3.	tribute - payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection" protection extortion - the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)

tribute

noun

1. accolade, testimonial, eulogy, recognition, respect, gift, honour, praise, esteem, applause, compliment, gratitude, acknowledgment, commendation, panegyric, encomium, laudation The song is a tribute to Elvis Presley.
accolade blame, criticism, complaint, condemnation, disapproval, reproach, reproof

2. testimony to, evidence of, indication of, proof of, manifestation of, attestation of His success has been a tribute to his hard work.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

tribute

noun

1. An expression of admiration or congratulation:

commendation, compliment, congratulation (often used in plural), praise.

2. A formal token of appreciation and admiration for a person's high achievements:

salute, salvo, testimonial.

Translations

جِزْيَه

hold

hyldest

Anerkennung

homenaje tributo

tribut

virîingarvottur

affluente omaggio omaggio floreale rendere omaggio tributario

daryti garbę

cieņaparādīt cieņu

подать

prejav úcty

počastitevspoštovanje

övgü saygı

称赞颂歌

tribute

[ˈtrɪbjuːt] N

1. (= payment, tax) → tributo m

2. (fig) → homenaje m, tributo m
to pay tribute to sth/sb → rendir homenaje a algo/algn
that is a tribute to his loyalty → eso acredita su lealtad, eso hace honor a su lealtad
see also floral

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tribute

[ˈtrɪbjuːt]

(= homage) → hommage m
The song is a tribute to Roy Orbison → La chanson est un hommage à Roy Orbison.
to pay tribute to sb → rendre hommage à qn
to pay tribute to sth → rendre hommage à qch

(= testimony) to be a tribute to sth (= testify to) → témoigner de qch, être un témoignage de qch
Their success is a tribute to their discipline → Leur succès est un témoignage de leur discipline.

modif [album, concert] → hommage
tribute album to sb/sth → album m en hommage à qn/qch
tribute concert to sb/sth → concert m en hommage à qn/qch
tribute band groupe qui fait des reprises d'un groupe célèbretribute band n groupe qui joue des reprises d'un groupe célèbre

tribute

(Hist, = payment) → Tribut m

(= admiration) → Tribut m; to pay tribute to somebody/something → jdm/einer Sache (den schuldigen) Tribut zollen; they stood in silent tribute to him → sie zollten ihm (stehend) ihren stillen Tribut; after her performance tributes came flooding in → nach ihrer Vorstellung wurde sie mit Ehrungen überschüttet; to be a tribute to one’s parents/school → seinen Eltern/seiner Schule (alle) Ehre machen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tribute

[ˈtrɪbjuːt] n → tributo, omaggio
to pay tribute to sb/sth → rendere omaggio a qn/qc
floral tribute → omaggio floreale

tribute

(ˈtribjuːt) noun

(an) expression of praise, thanks etc. This statue has been erected as a tribute to a great man; We must pay tribute to his great courage.

be a tribute to

to be the (praiseworthy) result of. The success of the scheme is a tribute to his hard work.

References in periodicals archive ?

In this much-acclaimed book, Howard French sets out to explain why China's ultimate goal is to restore 'an updated kind of tributary system', thus effectively reviving the tribute system of the Chinese imperial era, and also to become a true global power, supplanting American power in East and South-east Asia.

EVERYTHING UNDER THE HEAVENS: how the past helps shape China's push for global power

The rise of borderlands history, with its emphasis on the complex entanglements of indigenous and colonizing actors, has encouraged fresh appreciation of topics like the Virginia colony's tributary system, a set of treaties that linked English settlers and an evolving constellation of native peoples.

Anglo-Native Virginia: Trade, Conversion, and Indian Slavery in the Old Dominion, 1646-1722

are not part of a tributary system to interstate waters or to navigable

THE CLEAN WATER RULE: NOT DEAD YET

firstly there are signs of positive gestures to china's rise by the regional states that have been part of china's tributary system and less orientations towards a threatening china rather their preparation of defense such as south Korea more for naval war not for conventional wars against land forces.

Strategic Choices and Responses by China: Maneuvering for Peaceful Rise

The flow of silver was crucial under the tributary system, which interconnected Asia and the other four world economic spheres and facilitated migration across Asia.

Takeshi Hamashita. China, East Asia, and the Global Economy: Regional and Historical Perspectives

China's vision, on the other hand, is a Chinese world order, a new face to China's ancient tributary system where China is the central power and Beijing is the global political pole.

Countering Beijing in the South China Sea

China conceived itself as culturally superior and expected subordinate states to behave accordingly through a tributary system that involved diplomacy, material gifts, and assent to China's dicta about when, and how many, official and sometimes non-official trade interactions could occur.

David C. Kang, East Asia Before the West: Five Centuries of Trade and Tribute

Catonsville, in coalition with the Charlestown Speakers Bureau, presented a program in April on "Save the Water" around the Chesapeake Bay tributary system.