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

  • (..) Well, come on up! Prim! Prim! No! I volunteer! I volunteer as Tribute. I believe we have a volunteer. - You need to get out of here. - No! - Go find mom! - No! (..)
    2012 The Hunger Games
  • (..) We would never know this treason again. And so, it was decreed... That each year. The various districts of Panem would offer up in tribute... One young man and woman. To fight to the death. And it peg you to honor, courage and sacrifice. The lone victor... (..)
    2012 The Hunger Games