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Noun: tribute  tri-byoot
  1. Something given or done as an expression of esteem
    "The gala dinner was a tribute to the retiring CEO";
    - testimonial
     
  2. Payment by one nation for protection by another
    "The smaller kingdom paid an annual tribute to its powerful neighbour"
     
  3. Payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
    "every store in the neighbourhood had to pay him tribute";
    - protection

Derived forms: tributes

Type of: approval, commendation, defrayal, defrayment, extortion, payment

Encyclopedia: Tribute