tribute

See also: Tribute and tributé

English

Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɪbjuːt/

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Noun

tribute (countable and uncountable, plural tributes)

1. 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

   1. An homage made in a body of work to another work or creator.

      Did you catch the Up in Smoke tribute in that episode of That '70s Show?

2. A payment made by one nation to another in submission.

   The Ancient Romans made their conquered countries pay tribute.

3. Extortion; protection money.
4. A payment made by a feudal vassal to his lord.
5. (mining) A certain proportion of the mined ore, or of its value, given to the miner as payment.

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Synonyms

• heriot

Related terms

• tribe
• tribal

Translations

acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift

• Finnish: kunnianosoitus
• French: hommage (fr) m, tribut (fr) m
• Italian: omaggio (it) m
• Japanese: オマージュ (omājyu)
• Maori: whakamānawatanga

• Polish: wyrazy uznania pl, hołd (pl) m
• Portuguese: homenagem (pt) f
• Russian: дань (ru) f (danʹ), до́лжное (ru) n (dólžnoje)
• Spanish: tributo (es) m, homenaje (es) m
• Welsh: teyrnged (cy)

payment made by one nation to another in submission

• Arabic: جزية‎ f (jizyah)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 貢品 (zh), 贡品 (zh) (gòngpǐn)

• French: tribut (fr) m
• German: Tribut (de) m
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: φόρος m (phóros)

• Indonesian: upeti (id)

• Italian: tributo (it) m
• Japanese: 貢ぎ物 (mitsugimono), 貢ぎ (mitsugi)
• Malay: ufti
• Persian: باج‎ (fa) (bāj), ساو‎ (fa) (sāv)
• Portuguese: tributo (pt) m
• Russian: дань (ru) f (danʹ), по́дать (ru) f (pódatʹ)
• Swahili: kodi (sw)

extortion; protection money

• Finnish: suojeluraha (fi)

• Russian: дань (ru) f (danʹ)

payment made by a feudal vassal to his lord

• Arabic: خراج‎ m (kharaaj)
• Dutch: afdracht (nl) f
• Finnish: suojeluraha (fi)
• Irish: ardchíos m

• Japanese: 貢ぎ物 (mitsugimono), 貢ぎ (mitsugi)
• Polish: danina (pl) f
• Russian: дань (ru) f (danʹ)

Verb

tribute (third-person singular simple present tributes, present participle tributing, simple past and past participle tributed)

1. (transitive) To pay as tribute.

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Related terms

• attribute
• contribute
• distribute

Further reading

• tribute in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• tribute in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• burtite, turbite

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Latin

Participle

tribūte

1. vocative masculine singular of tribūtus

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Portuguese

Verb

tribute

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of tributar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of tributar
3. first-person singular imperative of tributar
4. third-person singular imperative of tributar

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Spanish

Verb

tribute

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of tributar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of tributar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of tributar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of tributar.