token

noun

/ˈtəʊkən/

Idioms

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a round piece of metal or plastic used instead of money to operate some machines or as a form of payment
- a parking token
(British English) a piece of paper that you pay for and that somebody can exchange for something in a shop
- a £20 book/record/gift token
Topics Shoppingc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- small
- love
- book
- …
preposition
- as a token of
- in token of
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a piece of paper that you can collect when you buy a particular product and then exchange for something
- Collect six tokens for a free T-shirt.
something that is a symbol of a feeling, a fact, an event, etc. synonym expression, mark
- Please accept this small gift as a token of our gratitude.
- We hope you will accept this book as a small token of our appreciation.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- small
- love
- book
- …
preposition
- as a token of
- in token of
See full entry

Word OriginOld English tāc(e)n, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch teken and German Zeichen, also to teach.

Idioms

by the same token

for the same reasons
- The penalty for failure will be high. But, by the same token, the rewards for success will be great.

token

adjective

/ˈtəʊkən/

[only before noun]

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involving very little effort or feeling and intended only as a way of showing other people that you think somebody/something is important, when really you are not sincere
- The government has only made a token gesture towards helping the unemployed.
- The government agreed to send a small token force to the area.
- There was one token woman on the committee (= so that people could not complain there were no women on the committee).
- When he suggested going into business on their own, she put up only a token resistance.
(of a small amount of money) that you pay or charge somebody only as a symbol, because a payment is expected synonym nominal
- We charge only a token fee for use of the facilities.

Word OriginOld English tāc(e)n, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch teken and German Zeichen, also to teach.

单词	token
释义	token noun /ˈtəʊkən/ /ˈtəʊkən/ Idioms jump to other results a round piece of metal or plastic used instead of money to operate some machines or as a form of payment a parking token (British English) a piece of paper that you pay for and that somebody can exchange for something in a shop a £20 book/record/gift token Topics Shoppingc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective small love book … preposition as a token of in token of See full entry a piece of paper that you can collect when you buy a particular product and then exchange for something Collect six tokens for a free T-shirt. something that is a symbol of a feeling, a fact, an event, etc. synonym expression, mark Please accept this small gift as a token of our gratitude. We hope you will accept this book as a small token of our appreciation. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective small love book … preposition as a token of in token of See full entry Word OriginOld English tāc(e)n, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch teken and German Zeichen, also to teach. Idioms by the same token for the same reasons The penalty for failure will be high. But, by the same token, the rewards for success will be great. token adjective /ˈtəʊkən/ /ˈtəʊkən/ [only before noun] jump to other results involving very little effort or feeling and intended only as a way of showing other people that you think somebody/something is important, when really you are not sincere The government has only made a token gesture towards helping the unemployed. The government agreed to send a small token force to the area. There was one token woman on the committee (= so that people could not complain there were no women on the committee). When he suggested going into business on their own, she put up only a token resistance. (of a small amount of money) that you pay or charge somebody only as a symbol, because a payment is expected synonym nominal We charge only a token fee for use of the facilities. Word OriginOld English tāc(e)n, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch teken and German Zeichen, also to teach.
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