Tribute definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

A tribute is something that you say, do, or make to show your admiration and respect for someone. ... Over nine-thousand ex-servicemen and women marched past in ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'tribute'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× tribute (trɪbjuːt ) Wordforms:pluraltributes 1. variablenoun Atributeissomethingthatyousay,do,ormaketoshowyouradmirationandrespectforsomeone. ThesongisatributetoRoyOrbison.[+to] Hepaidtributetotheorganisingcommittee.[+to] Overnine-thousandex-servicemenandwomenmarchedpastintributetotheirfallen comrades. Synonyms:accolade,testimonial,eulogy,recognition MoreSynonymsoftribute 2. singularnoun Ifonethingisatributetoanother,thefirstthingistheresultofthesecondandshowshowgooditis. Hissuccesshasbeenatributetohardwork,toprofessionalism.[+to] ItisatributetoMrChandler'sskillthathehasfashionedafascinatingbookout ofsuchunpromisingmaterial. Synonyms:testimonyto,evidenceof,indicationof,proofof MoreSynonymsoftribute MoreSynonymsoftribute COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof tribute Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'tribute' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'tribute' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'seachange' HindiTranslationof'tribute' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency tributeinBritishEnglish (ˈtrɪbjuːt ) noun1. agiftorstatementmadeinacknowledgment,gratitude,oradmiration 2. a. apaymentbyonerulerorstatetoanother,usuallyasanacknowledgmentofsubmission b. anytaxleviedforsuchapayment 3. (infeudalsociety)homageorapaymentrenderedbyavassaltohislord 4. theobligationtopaytribute CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginC14:fromLatintribūtum,fromtribueretogrant(originally:todistributeamongthetribes),fromtribustribe WordFrequency tributeinAmericanEnglish (ˈtrɪbjut ) noun1. a.  aregularpaymentofmoney,etc.,madebyonerulerornationtoanotherasacknowledgmentofsubjugation,forprotectionfrominvasion,etc. b.  ataxleviedforthis 2.  underfeudalism, a.  ataxpaidbyavassaltoanoverlord b.  theobligationtomakesuchapayment 3.  anyforcedpaymentorcontribution,asthroughbribery,ortheneedtomakethis 4.  somethinggiven,done,orsaid,asagift,testimonial,etc.,thatshowsgratitude,respect,honor,orpraise SYNONYMYNOTE:tribute,thebroadestinscopeofthesewords,isusedofpraisemanifestedbyanyact,situation, etc.aswellasthatexpressedinspeechorwriting[theirsuccesswasatributetoyourleadership];encomiumsuggestsanenthusiastic,sometimeshigh-flownexpressionofpraise[encomiumslavishedonpartyleadersataconvention];eulogygenerallyappliestoaformalspeechorwritinginexaltingpraise,especiallyof apersonwhohasjustdied;,panegyricsuggestssuperlativeorelaboratepraiseexpressedinpoeticorloftylanguage[Cicero'spanegyricuponCato]Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginMEtribut