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

  • (..) - So? - So I can handle one. You probably... forgot but, I was top of my class at the academy. - Didn't forget. Just don't care. - Sir, I'm not just some token bunny. Well then, writing a hundred tickets a day should be easy. tickets. I'm not gonna write tickets. Boom! (..)
    2016 Zootopia