Definition of Tribute

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Tribute

An annual or stated sum of money or other valuable thing, paid by one ruler or nation to another, either as an acknowledgment of submission, or as the price of peace and protection, or by virtue of some treaty; as, the Romans made their conquered countries pay tribute.

A personal contribution, as of money, praise, service, etc., made in token of services rendered, or as that which is due or deserved; as, a tribute of affection.

A certain proportion of the ore raised, or of its value, given to the miner as his recompense.

To pay as tribute.

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Tribute Quotations

Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.
Oscar Wilde

Woe to us if we get our satisfaction from the food in the kitchen and the TV in the den and the sex in the bedroom with an occasional tribute to the cement blocks in the basement!
John Piper

In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.
Thurgood Marshall

I feel it is time that I also pay tribute to my four writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
Fulton J. Sheen

Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.
Fulton J. Sheen

This is like a tribute to them, the people who helped me to get here. The thing that makes me feel good about the whole thing is, the fans voted me here.
Allen Iverson

At this point I've got a bit of a track record. So people realize that when 'Weird Al' wants to go parody, it's not meant to make them look bad... it's meant to be a tribute.
Al Yankovic

There are lots of Linux users who don't care how the kernel works, but only want to use it. That is a tribute to how good Linux is.
Linus Torvalds

We can't answer King's assassination with violence. That would be the worst tribute we could pay him.
Sammy Davis, Jr.

It's not about battling the original artists when I record these songs, it's about paying tribute to them.
Etta James

Tribute Translations

tribute in Dutch is cijns, schatting
tribute in French is tribut
tribute in German is Abgabe {f}, Tribut
tribute in Portuguese is tributo
tribute in Spanish is tributo
tribute in Swedish is hyllning, tribut

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