ADJ
good luck, love
PREP
in ~ of
He gave her a flower in token of his apology.
PHRASES
(as) a token of appreciation/friendship/respect
She gave him a watch as a token of their lifelong friendship.
noun
Something serving as an expression of something else.
According to the Bible, the rainbow is a token of God's covenant with Noah.
A keepsake.
Please accept this bustier as a token of our time together.
A piece of stamped metal or plastic, etc., used as a form of currency; a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services.
Subway tokens are being replaced by magnetic cards.
A book token is the easiest option for a Christmas gift.
A small physical object, often designed to give the appearance of a common thing, used to represent a person or character in a board game or other situation.
Everyone pick a token (hat, wheelbarrow, thimble, etc.) and place it on the Start square.
A minor attempt for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement; a formality.
His apology was no more than a token.
adj
Done as an indication or a pledge.
Perfunctory or merely symbolic; done or existing for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement.
a token gesture
He made a token tap on the brake pedal at the stop sign.
Included in minimal numbers in order to create an impression or illusion of diversity, especially ethnic or gender diversity.
He was hired as the company's token black person.
The television show was primarily directed toward a black audience, but it did have a few token white people as performers.
verb
To betoken, indicate, portend, designate, denote
dorrẹ̅, dōrī adj. & n. […] Golden or reddish-yellow […] (a. 1398) *Trev. Barth. 59b/a: ʒelouʒ colour [of urine] […] tokeneþ febleness of hete […] dorrey & citrine & liʒt red tokeneþ mene.
The instinct revolted against the inevitable punishment to come, already tokened by those big holes now met in walls and crossings.
To betroth
To symbolize, instantiate
In which sense does ‘∀p ~(p & ~p)’ cause the tokening of the belief in the subject?
For a similar reason; in a similar manner; by virtue of the selfsame phenomenon, through its various aspects.
The petroleum and gas of eastern Ohio, and by the same token, of western Pennsylvania and New York are unquestionably derived from the great shale formation of Devonian and subcarb
As an indication of; in a show of; on account of; because of.
Therefore be it knowne, / As to vs, to all the World, That Caius Martius / Weares this Warres Garland: in token of the which, / My Noble Steed, knowne to the Campe, I giue him, Wit
According to the Bible, the rainbow is a token of God's covenant with Noah.
WiktionaryPlease accept this bustier as a token of our time together.
WiktionarySubway tokens are being replaced by magnetic cards.
Wiktionarya token gesture
WiktionaryHe made a token tap on the brake pedal at the stop sign.
WiktionaryIf the as had been reduced to a token in 240 BC, it was now a little more token than before.
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