- a round piece of metal or plastic used instead of money to operate some machines or as a form of payment
- a parking token
- (British English) a piece of paper that you pay for and that somebody can exchange for something in a shop
- a £20 book/record/gift token
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- small
- love
- book
- …
- as a token of
- in token of
- a piece of paper that you can collect when you buy a particular product and then exchange for something
- Collect six tokens for a free T-shirt.
- something that is a symbol of a feeling, a fact, an event, etc. synonym expression, mark
- Please accept this small gift as a token of our gratitude.
- We hope you will accept this book as a small token of our appreciation.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- small
- love
- book
- …
- as a token of
- in token of
see also non-fungible token
Word OriginOld English tāc(e)n, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch teken and German Zeichen, also to teach.
Idioms
See token in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee token in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishby the same token
- for the same reasons
- The penalty for failure will be high. But, by the same token, the rewards for success will be great.
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