tribute
[noun]
Synonyms:
- accolade, commendation, compliment, eulogy, panegyric, recognition, testimonial
- tax, charge, homage, payment, ransom

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Related Words: recognition, monument

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

trib‧ute /ˈtrɪbjuːt/ noun [uncountable and countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: tributum, from tribuere 'to give out to the tribes, pay', from tribus; ⇒ tribe]

1. something that you say, do, or give in order to express your respect or admiration for someone:
The players wore black armbands as a tribute to their late teammate.
I’d like to pay tribute to (=praise and admire publicly) the party workers for all their hard work.

2. be a tribute to somebody/something to be a clear sign of the good qualities that someone or something has:
It was a tribute to her teaching methods that so many children passed the test.

3. a payment of goods or money by one ruler or country to another more powerful one, especially in order to be protected

4. floral tribute British English flowers sent to a funeral

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

tribute
noun
I. sth you say/do to show you respect/admire sb/sth
ADJ. anniversary, birthday, centenary | final, last | fitting | lasting | affectionate, emotional, moving, warm | generous, glowing, handsome, special | silent Thousands of people stood in silent tribute to the dead president.
floral Floral tributes were piled up outside the church.
VERB + TRIBUTE pay The couple paid tribute to the helicopter crew who rescued them.
lead The prime minister led the tributes to ‘a great statesman and a decent man’.
TRIBUTE + VERB flood in Tributes flooded in when her death was announced.
TRIBUTE + NOUN album, concert

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

tribute
II. sign of how good sb/sth is
ADJ. great, remarkable
PREP. ~ to The bridge is a remarkable tribute to the skill of the Victorian railway engineers.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲