1 [U,C] ~ (to sb) an act, a statement or a gift that is intended to show your respect or admiration, especially for a dead person:
At her funeral her oldest friend paid tribute to her life and work. * The crowd stood in silent tribute to those who had died in the war. * This book is a fitting tribute to the bravery of the pioneers. * floral tributes (= gifts of flowers at a funeral)
2 [sing.] ~ to sth/sb showing the good effects or influence of sth/sb:
His recovery is a tribute to the doctors' skill.
3 [U,C] (especially in the past) money given by one country or ruler to another, especially in return for protection or for not being attacked
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for tribute is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is tribute a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, tribute is tagged as noun.
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