TOKEN Definition & Meaning

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token

[ toh-kuhn ]

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noun

something serving to represent or indicate some fact, event, feeling, etc.; sign:
Black is a token of mourning.
a characteristic indication or mark of something; evidence or proof:
Malnutrition is a token of poverty.
a memento; souvenir; keepsake:
The seashell was a token of their trip.
something used to indicate authenticity, authority, etc.; emblem; badge:
Judicial robes are a token of office.
Also called to·ken coin. a stamped piece of metal, issued as a limited medium of exchange, as for bus fares, at a nominal value much greater than its commodity value.
anything of only nominal value used in exchange for goods or services, as paper currency.
virtual token.
an item, idea, etc., representing a group; a part as representing the whole; sample; indication:
The religious movement was an exhibition of latent energy, and a token of what may take place at some future day.
a person, especially a member of a minority group, who has been hired, admitted, enrolled, etc., to forestall charges of prejudice or discrimination.
an object, as a disk or figure, used in various board games for marking a player's position or for keeping score.
Logic, Linguistics. a particular instance of a word, symbol, expression, sentence, or the like: Compare type ( def 8 ).
A printed page might have twenty tokens of the single type-word “and.”

verb (used with object)

to be a token of; signify; symbolize.

adjective

serving as a token:
At the end of the field trip each child received a token gift to take home as a memento.
The HR complaint was filed by a man who felt his hiring had been meant to add a token male to an all-female staff.
Synonyms:
slight; nominal; minimal:
token resistance;
a token amount.

token

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noun

an indication, warning, or sign of something
a symbol or visible representation of something
something that indicates authority, proof, or authenticity
a metal or plastic disc, such as a substitute for currency for use in slot machines
a memento
a gift voucher that can be used as payment for goods of a specified value
modifier as a matter of form only; nominal
a token increase in salary
linguistics a symbol regarded as an individual concrete mark, not as a class of identical symbols Compare type
philosophy an individual instance: if the same sentence has different truth-values on different occasions of utterance the truth-value may be said to attach to the sentence-token Compare type
by the same token
moreover and for the same or a similar reason

verb

tr to act or serve as a warning or symbol of; betoken

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of token¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English token(e), tokin(e), Old English tāc(e)n, tācon; cognate with German Zeichen, Old Norse teikn, tākn “sign, mark”; teach

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of token¹

Old English ��峦��; related to Old Frisian ��ŧ��, Old Saxon ��ŧ�첹��, Old High German zeihhan, Old Norse teikn; see teach

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Idioms and Phrases

by the same token,
1. moreover; furthermore:
  She has a talent as a painter, and by the same token has a sharp eye for detail.
2. in proof of which:
  The study examined the possible effects of stress on health and, by the same token, IQ and test scores.
in token of, as a sign of; in evidence of:
a ring in token of his love.

More idioms and phrases containing token

see by the same token ; in token of .

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Example Sentences

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In a rug pull, insiders buy up a large share of meme coin tokens in advance and then dump them after the price soars, leaving regular investors with tokens that are essentially worthless.

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By the same token, her "draconian" punishment – being banned from standing for the presidency – will be interpreted as a badge of honour: proof that she alone is standing up to the powers-that-be.

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In so-called "pump-and-dumps," scammers artificially inflate the value of a token to attract more buyers, then cash out by selling them to investors.

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Amy Richardson, a partner in the planning law team at Ashtons Legal, says residents' only possible form of redress could be a "token gesture" of compensation, for which an ombudsman could lobby on their behalf.

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After making a purchase, customers were given a token to put into a special vending machine, which spat out Louis Vuitton x Murakami novelty items, including stickers and trading cards.

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