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
In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.
Thurgood Marshall
It's not about battling the original artists when I record these songs, it's about paying tribute to them.
Etta James
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
We can't answer King's assassination with violence. That would be the worst tribute we could pay him.
Sammy Davis, Jr.
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
The most important tribute any human being can pay to a poem or a piece of prose he or she really loves is to learn it by heart. Not by brain, by heart; the expression is vital.
George Steiner
Every journalist owes tribute to the evil one.
Jean de La Fontaine
It's not just Bin Laden or just those that are involved in the counterterrorism effort. We've gotta cast the net broader than that. But I think it's a - very special tribute that we all owe to the bravery and courage of the men and women in the intelligence and military business who performed so well to finally get it done.
Dick Cheney
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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