token

Definition

  • noun: a round piece of metal or plastic that is used instead of money in some machines
  • noun: an outward sign or expression
  • usually + 'of'
  • synonyms: sign, symbol, memento

Examples

  • The result was disappointing, but 'by the same token', it could have been much worse.

  • All the people who work there are men except for a couple of 'token' women.

  • The government has made only a 'token' effort to end homelessness.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) If any but a Dwarf reads the runes on this stone... ...they will be forever cursed. Or not. Depending on whether you believe in that kind of thing. It's just a token. A rune stone. My mother... ...gave it to me so I'd remember my promise. What promise? (..)
    2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug