tributes

Meaning of tributes

plural noun
  1. an act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration.
    the video is a tribute to the musicals of the 40s
    a symposium organized to pay tribute to Darwin
  2. payment made periodically by one state or ruler to another, especially as a sign of dependence.
    the king had at his disposal plunder and tribute amassed through warfare
  3. a proportion of ore or its equivalent, paid to a miner for his work, or to the owner or lessor of a mine.

late Middle English (in tribute (sense 2)): from Latin tributum, neuter past participle (used as a noun) of tribuere ‘assign’ (originally ‘divide between tribes’), from tribus ‘tribe’.

Information about tributes

Hyphenation of tributes

trib-utes

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • tributes is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

tributes synonyms

Meaning an expression of praise or admiration:

accolade

Meaning the expression of approval or admiration for someone or something:

praise

Meaning formal or official praise:

commendation

Meaning enthusiastic and public praise:

acclaim

Meaning loud and enthusiastic approval:

acclamation

Meaning a gesture of respect or polite recognition, especially one made to or by a person when arriving or departing:

salute

Meaning a public tribute to someone and to their achievements:

testimonial

Meaning a creative work expressing enthusiastic praise:

paean

Meaning a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, especially a tribute to someone who has just died:

eulogy

Meaning a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something:

panegyric

Meaning a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly:

encomium

Meaning special honour or respect shown publicly:

homage

Meaning the action of celebrating an important day or event:

celebration

Meaning the action of praising someone or something highly:

exaltation

Meaning the action of describing or representing something as admirable, especially unjustifiably:

glorification

Meaning words expressing one's praise for an achievement or good wishes on a special occasion:

congratulations

Meaning a polite expression of praise or admiration:

compliments

Meaning an expression of praise or approval:

plaudits

Meaning a thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present:

gift

Meaning the period of time now occurring:

present

Meaning a thing offered as a religious sacrifice or token of devotion:

offering

Meaning an expression of approval; a compliment:

bouquet

Meaning praise; commendation:

laudation

Meaning praise formally or officially:

commend

Meaning show approval or praise by clapping:

applaud

Meaning high respect; great esteem:

honour

Meaning recognize the full worth of:

appreciate

Meaning identify (someone or something) from having encountered them before; know again:

recognize

Meaning accept or admit the existence or truth of:

acknowledge

Meaning praise enthusiastically:

extol

Meaning praise:

laud

Meaning the action or process of paying someone or something or of being paid:

payment

Meaning a gift or payment to a common fund or collection:

contribution

Meaning one's right; what is owed to one:

dues

Meaning an act of levying a tax, fee, or fine:

levy

Meaning a compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits, or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions:

tax

Meaning a moral or legal obligation; a responsibility:

duty

Meaning a tax or similar compulsory payment:

impost

Meaning a tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports:

tariff

Meaning a price asked for goods or services:

charge

Meaning a sum of money demanded or paid for the release of a captive:

ransom

tributes antonyms

Meaning the expression of disapproval of someone or something on the basis of perceived faults or mistakes:

criticism

Meaning the expression of very strong disapproval; censure:

condemnation

Anagrams of tributes

butteris

Words that rhyme with tributes

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