Noun: tribute tri-byoot
- Something given or done as an expression of esteem
"The gala dinner was a tribute to the retiring CEO";
- testimonial
- Payment by one nation for protection by another
"The smaller kingdom paid an annual tribute to its powerful neighbour"
- 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