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Meaning of 'token' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Token [ n.]
- Something intended or supposed to represent or indicate another thing or an event; a sign; a symbol; as, the rainbow is a token of God's covenant established with Noah.
- A memorial of friendship; something by which the friendship of another person is to be kept in mind; a memento; a souvenir.
- Something given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good faith, etc.
- A piece of metal intended for currency, and issued by a private party, usually bearing the name of the issuer, and redeemable in lawful money. Also, a coin issued by government, esp. when its use as lawful money is limited and its intrinsic value is much below its nominal value.
- A livid spot upon the body, indicating, or supposed to indicate, the approach of death.
- Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides.
- A piece of metal given beforehand to each person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of the Lord's Supper.
- A bit of leather having a peculiar mark designating a particular miner. Each hewer sends one of these with each corf or tub he has hewn.
- To betoken.

Meaning of 'token' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . token [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an individual instance of a type of symbol
Example in sentence:
  • the word `error' contains three tokens of `r'
2 . token [ s]
Meaning (2):
- insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal)
Example in sentence:
  • a token gesture of resistance;
  • a tokenish gesture;
  • the fee was nominal

Nearby Words:

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