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Token Piece Sth Small Adjective  Word Origin Payment

Front token
Back token
noun, adjective
BrE /ˈtəʊkən/
NAmE /ˈtoʊkən/
noun
 word origin
 example bank
1 a round piece of metal or plastic used instead of money to operate some machines or as a form of payment

a parking token
2 (BrE) a piece of paper that you pay for and that sb can exchange for sth in a shop/store

a £20 book/record/gift token
3 a piece of paper that you can collect when you buy a particular product and then exchange for sth

Collect six tokens for a free T-shirt.
4 something that is a symbol of a feeling, a fact, an event, etc.
expression, mark
Please accept this small gift as a token of our gratitude.

by the same ˈtoken
for the same reasons
The penalty for failure will be high. But, by the same token, the rewards for success will be great.
adjective
 word origin
[only before noun]
1 involving very little effort or feeling and intended only as a way of showing other people that you think sb/sth is important, when really you are not sincere

The government has only made a token gesture towards helping the unemployed.
There was one token woman on the committee (= a woman who is included in the group to make it look as if women are always included, although that is not true).
When he suggested going into business on their own, she put up only a token resistance.
2 done as a symbol to show that you are serious about sth and will keep a promise or an agreement or do more later

The government agreed to send a small token force to the area.
a one-day token strike
3 (of a small amount of money) that you pay or charge sb only as a symbol, because a payment is expected
nominal
We charge only a token fee for use of the facilities.

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