tribute
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English, from Old French tribut, from Latin tributum (“tribute, literally 'a thing contributed or paid'”), neuter of tributus, past participle of tribuere (“to assign, allot, grant, give, bestow, etc.”), usually derived, from tribus (“tribe”); see tribe.
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Noun[edit]
tribute (plural tributes)
- An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.
- Please accept this as a tribute of our thanks.
- Gray
- the passing tribute of a sigh
- A payment made by one nation to another in submission.
- The Ancient Romans made their conquered countries pay tribute.
- Extortion; protection money.
- A payment made by a feudal vassal to his lord.
- (mining) A certain proportion of the mined ore, or of its value, given to the miner as payment.
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Translations[edit]
acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift
payment made by one nation to another in submission
extortion; protection money
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payment made by a feudal vassal to his lord
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Verb[edit]
tribute (third-person singular simple present tributes, present participle tributing, simple past and past participle tributed)
- (transitive) To pay as tribute.
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External links[edit]
- tribute in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- tribute in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Latin[edit]
Participle[edit]
tribūte
- vocative masculine singular of tribūtus
Portuguese[edit]
Verb[edit]
tribute
- first-person singular present subjunctive of tributar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of tributar
- first-person singular imperative of tributar
- third-person singular imperative of tributar
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
tribute
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of tributar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of tributar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of tributar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of tributar.
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- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English nouns
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- Portuguese verb forms
- Spanish verb forms
- Spanish verb imperative forms
- Spanish verb singular forms
- Spanish verb second-person forms
- Spanish verb formal forms
- Spanish forms of verbs ending in -ar
- Spanish verb subjunctive forms
- Spanish verb first-person forms
- Spanish verb present forms
- Spanish verb third-person forms
