tribute

Meaning

1. An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.
2. An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.
3. A payment made by one nation to another in submission.
4. Extortion; protection money.
5. A payment made by a feudal vassal to his lord.
6. A certain proportion of the mined ore, or of its value, given to the miner as payment.

tax

offering

rite to the spirits of Brahmin

truage

poll-tax

pay taxes

annual tax

fee

excise

memory

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɹɪbjuːt/

PIE word *tréyes From Middle English [Term?], from Old French tribut, from Latin tributum (“tribute”, literally “a thing contributed or paid”), neuter of tributus, past participle of tribuō (“to assign, allot”), usually derived from tribus (“tribe”). See tribe.

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