Word: Token
How to pronounce: ˈtəʊkən
Noun
Definitions:
1. A thing serving as a visible or tangible representation of a fact, quality, feeling, etc.
Example sentences: "I wanted to offer you a small token of my appreciation"
2. A voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services, typically one given as a gift or offered as part of a promotional offer.
Example sentences: "Redeem this token for a free dessert"
3. An individual occurrence of a linguistic unit in speech or writing, as contrasted with the type or class of linguistic unit of which it is an instance.
Example sentences: "In other words, speech sounds are merely the arbitrary tokens whereby linguistic exchange is carried out."
4. A sequence of bits passed continuously between nodes in a fixed order and enabling a node to transmit information.
Example sentences: "The first field of bytes which is of fixed length is always present in every message and taken together, these bytes represent a unique message identifier called a token."
5. A member of a minority group included in an otherwise homogeneous set of people in order to give the appearance of diversity.
Example sentences: "The next black actor or actress selected won't know if it's because of their ability and performance or if they're just a token"
Adjective
Definitions:
1. Done for the sake of appearances or as a symbolic gesture.
Example sentences: "Cases like these often bring just token fines from the courts"
Synonyms:
lexeme
sign
identification mark
badge
symbol
coin
keepsake
memento
souvenir
chesspiece
item
Derivations:
tokenism
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Token in Other Languages...
Spanish: Token
German: Token
French: Jeton
Italian: Token
Turkish: Belirteç
