token

CEFRB1

/ˈtəʊkən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small object used as a sign, symbol, or form of payment.

  2. 02

    noun

    A digital unit used in a computer system or service.

Examples

  • Here is a present for you in token of our appreciation.

  • May I present this to you in token of my appreciation?

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈtoʊkən/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A keepsake.

  2. A piece of stamped metal or plastic, etc., used as a form of currency; a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services.

  3. Something serving as an expression of something else.

More examples

In context

  • According to the Bible, the rainbow is a token of God's covenant with Noah.

  • Please accept this bustier as a token of our time together.

  • Subway tokens are being replaced by magnetic cards.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English token, taken, from Old English tācn (“sign, symbol”), from Proto-West Germanic *taikn, from Proto-Germanic *taikną (“indicator, symbol, sign”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show, instruct, teach”) with Germanic *k rather than *h by Kluge's law. Cognate with Scots takin, taiken (“token, sign”), Saterland Frisian Teken (“sign, symbol”), West Frisian teken (“sign, mark, symbol”), Dutch teken (“sign, indication, symbol”), German Low German Teken (“sign, symbol”), German Zeichen (“sign, token”), Danish tegn (“sign, token, character”), Swedish tecken (“sign, indication”), Faroese tekn, tekin (“mark, sign, signal”), Icelandic teikn (“sign, omen”), Icelandic tákn (“symbo...