Token

Definition: Token

Token

Adjective

1. Insignificantly small; a matter of form only; "the fee was nominal"; "a token gesture of resistance"; (`tokenish' is informal as in "a tokenish gesture").

Noun

1. An individual instance of a type of symbol; "the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'".

2. A metal or plastic disk that can be used (as a substitute for coins) in slot machines.

3. Something of sentimental value.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "token" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Computing

Slang in 1811

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Token

Courtesy

Obeisance; (reverence); bow, courtesy, curtsy, scrape, salaam, kotow, kowtow, bowing and scraping; kneeling; genuflection; (worship); obsequiousness; capping, shaking hands; Verb: grip of the hand, embrace, hug, squeeze, accolade, loving cup, vin d'honneur, pledge; love token; (endearment); kiss, buss, salute.

Endearment

True lover's knot, plighted love; love tale, love token, love letter; billet-doux, valentine.

Indication

Sign, symbol; index, indice, indicator; point, pointer; exponent, note, token, symptom; dollar sign, dollar mark.

Adverb: in token of; symbolically; Adjective: in dumb show.

Love

Cupid, Venus; myrtle; true lover's knot; love token, love suit, love affair, love tale, love story; the, old story, plighted love; courtship; amourette; free love.

Manifestation

Be manifest; Adjective: appear; (be visible); transpire; (be disclosed); speak for itself, stand to reason; stare one in the face, rear its head; give token, give sign, give indication of; tell its own tale; (intelligible).

Memory

Things to be remembered, token of remembrance, memento, souvenir, keepsake, relic, memorabilia.

Crosswords: Token

Would your father be happy knowing you're sitting in a token booth planning vacations you're never going to take? (While You Were Sleeping; writing credit: Daniel G. Sullivan and Fredric LeBow.)

A marriage is made to be broken The ring you wear is a horseshoe token The bonds you forge at the altar Are really a yoke and a halter. (Dimboola; writing credit: John Hibberd)

With a subway token and a dollar tucked inside my shoe (Rhinestone Cowboy; performing artist: Glen Campbell; writing credit: Larry Weiss)

Send a treasure token token (Goody Two Shoes; performing artist: Adam Ant)

Wrapped in sorrow Words are token (Do You Really Want to Hurt Me; performing artist: Culture Club)

The Love Token (1913)

A Token for Your Thoughts (2003)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• Token Corporation: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• A Token for Children: Being an Exact Account of the Conversion, Holy and Exemplary Lives, and Joyful Deaths of Several Young Children in Two Parts to (reference)

• A Token of Love (Assorted Love Themes) (reference)

• Behavior Management at Home: A Token Economy Program for Children and Teens (reference)

• Physical Geology: Earth Revealed with Journey through Geology CD-ROM, Token, and Ready Notes (reference)

• The Dragon Token (Dragon Star, Book 2) (reference)

  (more book examples)

Music

• Token Bones (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• TOKEN RING CARD FOR PHASER 1235 (reference)

• Protectnet Pnet1 for 10/100btenet & Tr Token Ring (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

This is the token application of the osmotic stress method. Credit: NICHD.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

The mystic token alighted on the hither verge of the stream.

All at once she perceived the two others in their swing, stopped short, and put out her tongue in token of admiration.

Go, by this token.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Business

At the same token, it is the largest buyer of medical products and equipment in Argentina. (references)

The rest of the market uses token card solutions such as "Secure ID" of "RSA Laboratories (U.S.) and "Crypto Card" of Active Card (France) with RSA being the market leader. (references)

American automobiles are well perceived in the market, and imports from the U.S. accounted for 28.5 percent of the total import market in 1998. U.S. car exports in 1998 increased six percent in 1998 compared to 1997 due to a higher import figure of used cars. Nonetheless, U.S. car exports were expected to slow down in 1999 due to a number of factors, namely, a lower disposable income, a higher price of gasoline, and a growing consumer tendency for small-engine cars. By the same token, U.S.-made parts and accessories are expected to boost their share of the Saudi auto parts market, growing by four percent over the next two years, as Saudi consumers retain their old cars for longer periods. (references)

Children

Belarus

Families with children continued to receive token government benefits, such as discounted transportation. (references)

Economic History

Togo

President Eyadema won the elections by a 96.42% vote against token opposition. (references)

Georgia

Many employees in the public sector are paid only token salaries on an increasingly irregular basis, which makes employment figures misleading. (references)

Minorities

Armenia

There are token publications in minority languages, but the Government devoted minimal resources to maintaining minority language schools. (references)

Political Economy

Burkina Faso

The two candidates who opposed the President provided only token opposition and reportedly were persuaded by the Government to run for the presidency to help create the appearance of a contested election. (references)

ALGERIA

The debt/GDP ratio was 59.1 percent in 1999, 52.1 percent in 2000 and should decrease to 45.5 percent in 2001. By the same token, the share of export earnings spent on debt service payment, 39.6 percent in 1999, should drop to 28.6 percent in 2001. (references)

Political Rights

Uzbekistan

Karimov's opponent, Abdulhafiz Jalalov, ran a token campaign, and admitted on election day that he himself had voted for Karimov. (references)

Iraq

The law provides for the election of women and minorities to the National Assembly; however, they have only token representation. (references)

Haiti

With the opposition boycott, former President Aristide faced only token opposition and was elected to a 5-year term with a reported 91.5 percent of the votes cast. (references)

Travel

Australia

Token gift exchange is not common. (references)

Kazakhstan

Small gifts (pens, company logo pins, memo, and books) are frequently given at the end of an initial meeting as a token of appreciation. (references)

Philippines

Christmas is also a time to show appreciation to people with whom you have regular dealings with, e.g., the security guard, doorman, messenger, as well as good customers and clients, through token gifts. (references)

Worker Rights

Korea

Wages are not the primary form of compensation since the State provides all educational and medical needs free of charge, while only token rent is charged. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "token": ad in token of ♦ as a token of ♦ as a token of gratitude ♦ authentication token ♦ book token ♦ by the same token ♦ data token ♦ Death token ♦ False token ♦ gift token ♦ in token of ♦ inherently optional token ♦ keep smth. as a token ♦ more by token ♦ name token ♦ record token ♦ satisfied token ♦ subway token ♦ token bus ♦ token bus baseband LAN ♦ token bus baseband local area network ♦ Token Economy ♦ token money ♦ token of esteem ♦ token of gratitude ♦ token of remembrance ♦ token of respect ♦ token payment ♦ token raid ♦ token ring ♦ Token sheet ♦ token strike. Additional references.

Beginning with "token": token-bus, token-bus, token-passing, token-reflexive, token-reflexives, token-reflexivity, Token-ring.

Ending with "token": love-token, million-token, parking-token, semi-token, type-token.

Afrikaans

teken (character, mark, sign, signal), bewys (proof, sign). (various references)

Albanian

tallon (voucher), simptomë (diagnostic, Mark, sign, symptom), shenjë (accent, aim, auspice, Beck, brand, butt, cue, denotation, denotement, earmark, ensign, evidence, exponent, fleck, foretoken, impress, index, indication, insignia, Mark, marking, obelisk, obelus, office, omen, pledge, pointer, portent, presage, prognostication, scratch, seal, sign, signal, stamp, symbol, symptom, tally, target, vestige, Wale, weal), kujtim (anamnesis, memento, memory, mind, recall, recollection, remembrance, souvenir), dhuratë (benevolence, bestowal, bounty, contribution, endowment, fairing, Favor, favour, gift, grant, handsel, oblation, offering, premium, present, presentation, testimonial). (various references)

Arabic 

‏نموذج (byword, copy, example, exemplar, instance, layout, mock up, model, norm, paradigm, pattern, piece, run, sample, specimen, standard, type), ‏قطعة معدنية (coin), ‏تذكار (keepsake, memento, remembrance, souvenir, trophy), ‏علامة (denotation, evidence, index, indication, learned, mark, marker, marking, pit, savant, scholar, score, seal, sign, smudge, stamp, symptom, tick, type), ‏صفة (capacity, character, representative, wry), ‏العملة الرمزية, ‏أمارة (principality, symptom), ‏رمز (allegory, attribute, character, code, denote, designate, emblem, ensign, figure, icon, image, indication, sign, stand for, symbol, symbolize, telltale, type, typify), ‏شهادة (attestation, certificate, certification, credentials, debenture, degree, deposition, diploma, evidence, paper-qualification, show, testification, testimonial, testimony, testiness, ticket, witness). (various references)

Bulgarian 

символичен (allegoric, allegorical, emblematic, figurative, figured, symbolic, symbolical, typical), символ (allegory, badge, emblem, exponent, insignia, representation, sacrament, sign, symbol, totem, type), нещо подарено за спомен, жетон (check, chip, counter, fish, jetton), белег (earmark, guide, impress, incision, marking, patent, peg, print, scar, seam, sign, snick, stigma, sully, symptom, tincture, trace, vestige, weal, welt), привиден (colorable, colourable, factitious, fictitious, formal, left handed, ostensible, ostentatious, outward, phantom, put on, seeming, superficial), признак (badge, denotation, indication, note, show, sign, symptom, tincture, vestige, warning). (various references)

Catalan

senyal (mark, sign, signal). (various references)

Chinese 

象徵 (emblem, symbol), 象征 (Emblemed, Embleming, Epitome, Epitomes, symbolise, symbolising, symbolize, Symbolized, symbolizing), 符記 . (various references)

Czech

znamení (presage, sign, sign of the zodiac, signal, tip off), známka (evidence, grade, hallmark, note, score, stamp, trace, vestige), upomínka (demand, dunning letter, remembrance, reminder, souvenir), suvenýr (knick knack, souvenir), projev uznání, projev (address, oration, utterance), poukázka (warrant). (various references)

Danish

bevis (argument, plea, proof, sign). (various references)

Dutch

teken (character, indication, mark, omen, portent, precursor, presage, proof, sign, signal, symptom), adstructie (proof, sign). (various references)

Esperanto

signo (character, mark, sign, signal), signalo (mark, sign, signal), pruvo (proof, sign). (various references)

Faeroese

tekin (character, mark, sign, signal), prógv (diploma, proof, sign). (various references)

Farsi 

یادگاری (Memento, Remembrance), یادگار (Memorial, Memory, Relic, Souvenir), یادبود (Memorial, Memory, Reminiscence, Reminiscent, Souvenir), معجزه (Miracle), نشانی (Address, Password), نشانه (Allegory, Emblem, Mark, Marker, Omen, Portent, Presage, Proof, Reminiscence, Sacrament, Sign, Symptom), نشان (Aim, Attribute, Badge, Banner, Brand, Clue, Emblem, Ensign, Hallmark, Impress, Mark, Medal, Memento, Plaque, Presage, Score, Seal, Show, Sign, Signal, Stamp, Standard, Symbol, Symptom, Tally, Target, Trace, Track, Tract), کلمه رمزی (Watchword), علامت مشخصه , علامت رمزی , علامت (Allegory, Badge, Banner, Brand, Emblem, Mark, Marker, Name, Presage, Showing, Sign, Signal, Stripe, Symbol, Symptom, Tally, Tick), اجازه ورود (Entrance), رمز (Cipher, Code, Cranny, Crypt, Enigma, Mystery, Secret, Symbol, Trick), بلیطورود. (various references)

Finnish

vuoromerkki, rahake (gas-meter disk). (various references)

French

jeton (authentication token), témoignage, symbole, signe, signal, gage (single-line token). (various references)

Frisian

bewiis (proof, sign). (various references)

German

Zeichen (bookmark, character, chars, figure, icon, identification, indication, Mark, marker, notation, omen, portent, punctuation mark, reference, sign, signal, signs, symbol), Merkmal (attribute, badge, characteristic, distinctive mark, distinguishing mark, earmark, feature, symptom, trait), Beweis (argument, attestation, demonstration, evidence, pledge, proof, sign, testimony, validation). (various references)

Greek 

κέρμα (coin), ένδειξη (clew, clue, denotation, index, indication), ράβδος-πιλότος (single-line token), συμβολικόσ (emblematic, symbolic), σημείο (note, place, point, prodigy, sign, signal, spot, virgule), ειδικό νόμισμα, αδειοπλαίσιο, αδειοδοτικό (authentication token), τεκμήριο (inference, presumption). (various references)

Hebrew 

אות (beckon, cue, decoration, emblem, indication, letter, note, sign, signal, signature, symbol), אסימון (slug), סמלי (emblematic, figurative, nominal, symbolic, symbolical, typical), סמל (badge, crest, device, emblem, image, likeness, sign, symbol), סימן (indication, score, sign, signal, symbol, tinge, trace). (various references)

Hungarian

tantusz (slug, token money), jelképes (allegoric, allegorical, emblematic, figurative, symbolic, symbolical). (various references)

Indonesian

tanda (alert, apostrophe, auspice, hallmark, indication, mark, seal, sign, signal, tally). (various references)

Italian

simbolo (attribute, badge, char, character, characters, chars, emblem, mark, sign, signs, symbol, type), segno (badged, character, degree, gesture, indication, mark, nod, note, scar, score, shadow, sign, signal, stigma, suspicion, symbol, symptom, target, tick), prova (approval, attempt, bout, check, demonstration, essay, event, evidence, examination, experiment, fitting, probation, proof, rehearsal, sample, shot, sign, test, trial, try), gettone (check, counter). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

札 (card, charm, label, note, paper money, talisman, ticket). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

トークン , ふ� (card, charm, label, talisman, ticket), �"�"ろばかり (a trifle), ちょうしょう (funeral bell, scorn, sign, sneer). (various references)

Korean 

� 큰. (various references)

Malay

bukti (proof, sign). (various references)

Manx

ennymagh (nominal, nominative, subjective case), cowrey (attribute, badge, beacon, brand, caret, character, check, denotation, emblem, evidence, feature, gesture, hint, indication, intimation, mark, marque, motion, sign, signal, stamp, symbol, symptom, trace, wealth), cooinag. (various references)

Papiamen

señal (character, mark, sign, signal), seña (character, mark, sign, signal), prueba (proof, sign), proba (proof, prove, sign), preba (proof, prove, sign). (various references)

Pig Latin

okentay

Portuguese

símbolo (attribute, emblem, ensign, Mark, symbol), prova (attestation, competition, confirmation, evidence, examination, experiment, investigation, proof, rehearsal, sense of taste, shew, shibboleth, show, sign, slip, taste, test, testimony, testing, trial, try, try out, voucher, warrant), testemunho (attestation, deposition, earnest, evidence, pledge, record, reference, testimony, witness), sinal (alarm, Beck, character, denotation, denotement, deposit, gesture, guide, handsel, Hansel, impress, imprint, index, indication, mark, note, pledge, rubber stamp, scar, seal, sign, signal, signature, spot, stamp, symptom, tincture, trace, track, vestige), ficha (card, counter, filing card, plug, pokey, record, slip), aceno (Beck, beckon, Bob, gesture, mark, sign, signal, wave). (various references)

Romanian

simbol (badge, note, sign, symbol, type), semn (auspice, badge, Beck, brand, character, denotation, dint, emblem, evidence, Favor, favour, gesture, impress, index, indication, Mark, note, office, portent, print, property, scar, score, scratch, seal, sign, signal, splash, spot, symbol, symptom, trace, track, vestige, wave), mãrturie (demonstration, evidence, proof, testimony, witness), garanţie (assurance, bail, bailment, earnest, faith, guarantee, guaranty, hostage, indemnification, liability, lien, pledge, recognizance, security, sponsion, sponsorship, surety, warrant), dovadã (argument, certificate, demonstration, document, eduction, evidence, example, exercise, instance, Mark, patent, proof, seal, sign, vestige, witness), amintire (keepsake, memento, memorial, memory, mention, mind, phantom, recollection, relic, remembrance, souvenir). (various references)

Russian 

талон (chit, coupon, talon), знак (brocket, character, denotation, denotement, designation, note, omen, sign, signal, wreck mark), жетон (jetton, slug), признак (attribute, badge, flag, sign, sign of, symptom, tag, vestige). (various references)

Scottish

comharradh (a mark, mark, sign). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

znak (denotement, mark, marker, omen, pledge, semblance, sign, signal, symbol, symptom, telltale, wings), značka (badge, pin, tally), uspomena (keepsake, memento, memory, remembrance, reminiscence, souvenir), simbol (character, sign, symbol), bon (bonn), žeton (chip, jetton, slug). (various references)

Spanish

señal (bookmark, cue, deposit, impress, impression, mark, marker, motion, note, print, punch mark, score, sign, signal, trace, wave), ficha (buck, chessman, chip, file, index card, record card, slug), seña (Beck, character, mark, sign, signal, trace), prueba (assay, audition, correction, demonstration, endorsement, event, evidence, exam, exercise, experiment, fitting, Gage, gauge, hardship, indorsation, indorsement, offer, paper, problem, proof, proving, race, sign, test, trial, trouble, try out), peaje (Pike, toll). (various references)

Swedish

tecken (bytes, character, characters, emblem, evidence, index, indication, indicator, mark, motion, note, sign, signal, symbol, symptom, trace), pollett (check, counter, slug), gärd (proof, sign, tribute), bevis (argument, case, certificate, certifications, demonstration, earnest, evidence, index, proof, sign, substantation, substantiation, testimony, warrant, witness). (various references)

Tagalog

katibáyan (proof, sign). (various references)

Turkish

yanıltıcı (captious, colorable, elusory, fallacious, illusive, illusory, misleading, perversive, specious), yadigâr (commemorative, memento, relic, remembrance, survival), simge (attribute, emblem, embodiment, ensign, epitome, exemplar, image, representation, sign, specimen, symbol, type), sahte (apocryphal, artificial, bad, base, bastard, bogus, colorable, counterfeit, double dealing, dud, Duff, dummy, factitious, fake, false, feigned, forged, fraudulent, hollow, imitated, make believe, mannered, mock, phoney, phony, pinchbeck, pious, pretended, pseudo-, put on, quack, queer, rose water, sham, shoddy, simulated, snide, spurious, studied, supposititious, telltale, unreal, untrue, untruthful), oyun fişi, nominal (nominal), marka (brand, check, chip, chop, identification mark, imprint, initials, jetton, Mark, stamp, title, trademark), madeni para (coin, hard cash, hard money, piece, specie), jeton, itibari (fictitious, fiduciary, nominal, notional, titular), işaret (augury, badge, character, chop, clew, clue, cue, device, distinguishing mark, earmark, ensign, foretoken, gesture, glimpse, graph, harbinger, hint, index, indication, indicator, landmark, logo, logotype, marker, note, pip, prognostic, prognostication, representation, sign, signal, signature, symbol, symptom, touch, trace), hediye çeki, hatıra (commemorative, heirloom, keepsake, memento, memory, recollection, relic, remembrance, souvenir, survival), belirti (clinic, evidence, foretoken, glimpse, impression, indication, Mark, note, prognostic, prognostication, sign, spark, spark of, stamp, strain, streak, symptom, tinge, trace). (various references)

Turkmen 

Јeton (r) (medal). (various references)

Ukrainian

сувенір (memento, relic, remembrance, souvenir), символ (attribute, badge, by-word, symbol, type), формальний (ceremonial, formal, official, technical), талон, номінальний (nominal, rated, titular), знак (dagger, denotation, denotement, designation, icon, ikon, index, note, office, omen, point, seal, sign, signal, warning), прикмета (augury, foretoken, omen, ostent, prognostic, prognostication, prognosticator). (various references)

Vietnamese 

thêm v� o đó vì thế cho nên để l� m bằng, vật lưu niệm bằng chứng, ngo� i ra (again, also, besides, moreover, thereto, thereunto), dấu hiệu (badge, note, sign, signal, signature), chứng vả lại, biểu hiện vật kỷ niệm. (various references)

Welsh

nod (aim, brand, mark, note), arwyddnod (mark), argoel (omen, sign). (various references)

2. na. (various references)

symbolon. (various references)

argumentis, argumentorum, argumentum, index, indicem, indices, indicium, nota, omine, pignus, praenuntius, praenuntius, prenuncius, signum, symbolum, titulus. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "token": tokened, tokening, tokenism, tokenisms, tokens. (additional references)

Words ending with "token": betoken, foretoken. (additional references)

Words containing "token": betokened, betokening, betokens, foretokened, foretokening, foretokens. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Token" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: doken, Dokken, joken, oken, tocan, toek, togen, togin, Toka, Tokar, Tokay, toked, tokeep, tokein, tokem, tokened, tokenyng, Toker, toki, tokio, tokkin, Tokonye, Tolkein, tolken, Tomkyn, tonen, tooke, tooked, tooken, tooten, Toren, Torkan, torke, toten, toven, towen, toxeen, toxen, tozen, trocken, tucken, tusen, yoken. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: keno, kent, keto, knot, note, toke, tone.

-2 letters: eon, ken, net, not, oke, one, ten, toe, ton.

-3 letters: en, et, ne, no, oe, on, to.

+1 letter: beknot, ketone, nekton, tokens.

+2 letters: beknots, betoken, kenotic, ketones, ketonic, keynote, knotted, knotter, knouted, nektons, network, stenoky, tokened.

+3 letters: banknote, betokens, bontebok, cytokine, inkstone, instroke, kenotron, keynoted, keynoter, keynotes, keystone, knothole, knotless, knotlike, knotters, knottier, knotweed, nektonic, networks, notebook, penstock, skeleton, steenbok, steinbok, stockmen, takedown, tokening, tokenism, wonkiest.

+4 letters: antismoke, banknotes, beknotted, betokened, bonteboks, cytokines, docketing, foretoken, inkstones, instrokes, interlock, interwork, kaolinite, kenotrons, ketogenic, keybutton, keynoters, keynoting, keystones, knobbiest, knotholes, knottiest, knotweeds, lakefront, networked, nonmarket, nonskater, notebooks, outranked, outspoken, overtaken, overthink, penstocks, pocketing, restoking, rocketing, skeletons, snakeroot, socketing, steenboks, steinboks, stenokies, stockinet, stonework, sunstroke, takedowns, thornlike, tokenisms, undertook, unknotted.

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