tribute

Definition

  • noun: something that you say, give, or do to show respect or affection for someone
  • noun: a payment by one ruler or nation to another in acknowledgment of submission or as the price of protection
  • + 'to'
  • synonyms: subsidy, contribution, compliment

Examples

  • a 'tribute album' [=a recording of a set of songs that another musician or musical group is known for performing]

  • It's a 'tribute to' her skills as a writer that she can make such a convincing case so efficiently.

  • an event at which artists and musicians 'paid tribute' to the famous composer

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) And the unbeaten Rome! (CROWD CHEERING) Going to run this. One time. Good girl. Good girl. PILATE: We pay tribute to Caesar and give thanks for his virtue and his mercy - in this circus. - (SIGHS) A grand arena, ten years in the making. (..)
    2016 Ben-Hur