English Online Dictionary. What means tribute? What does tribute mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English tribut, 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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɹɪbjuːt/
Noun
tribute (countable and uncountable, plural tributes)
- An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.
- An homage made in a body of work to another work or creator.
- An homage made in a body of work to another work or creator.
- A payment made by one nation to another in submission.
- 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.
- 1852-1866, Charles Tomlinson, Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts and Manufactures
- Tut-work is also employed upon the lode itself, though from the advantages generally considered to arise from the tribute system […]
Usage notes
- Often used in the construction pay tribute to.
Synonyms
- encomium
- heriot
Derived terms
Related terms
- tribe
- tribal
- tributary
Translations
Verb
tribute (third-person singular simple present tributes, present participle tributing, simple past and past participle tributed)
- (transitive) To pay as tribute.
Related terms
- attribute
- contribute
- distribute
Further reading
- “tribute”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “tribute”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
- burtite, turbite
Latin
Participle
tribūte
- vocative masculine singular of tribūtus
Portuguese
Verb
tribute
- inflection of tributar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Spanish
Verb
tribute
- inflection of tributar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative