'Token' definitions:
Definition of 'token'
From: WordNet
adjective
Insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal); "the fee was nominal"; "a token gesture of resistance"; "a toknenish gesture" [syn: nominal, token(a), tokenish]
noun
An individual instance of a type of symbol; "the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'" [syn: token, item]
noun
Something serving as a sign of something else
noun
A metal or plastic disk that can be redeemed or used in designated slot machines
noun
Definition of 'Token'
From: GCIDE
- Token \To"ken\ (t[=o]"k'n), n. [OE. token, taken, AS. t[=a]cen; akin to OFries. t[=e]ken, OS. t[=e]kan, D. teeken, G. zeichen, OHG. Zeihhan, Icel. t[=a]kan, teiken, Sw. tecken, Dan. tegn, Goth. taikns sign, token, gateihan to tell, show, AS. te['o]n to accuse, G. zeihen, OHG. z[imac]han, G. zeigen to show, OHG. zeig[=o]n, Icel. tj[=a], L. dicere to say, Gr. deikny`nai to show, Skr. di[,c]. Cf. Diction, Teach.]
- 1. Something intended or supposed to represent or indicate another thing or an event; a sign; a symbol; as, the rainbow is a token of God's covenant established with Noah. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A memorial of friendship; something by which the friendship of another person is to be kept in mind; a memento; a souvenir. [1913 Webster]
- This is some token from a never friend. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Something given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good faith, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Say, by this token, I desire his company. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A piece of metal intended for currency, and issued by a private party, usually bearing the name of the issuer, and redeemable in lawful money. Also, a coin issued by government, esp. when its use as lawful money is limited and its intrinsic value is much below its nominal value. [1913 Webster]
- Note: It is now made unlawful for private persons to issue tokens. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Med.) A livid spot upon the body, indicating, or supposed to indicate, the approach of death. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Like the fearful tokens of the plague, Are mere forerunners of their ends. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
- 6. (Print.) Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides. [1913 Webster]
- 7. (Ch. of Scot.) A piece of metal given beforehand to each person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of the Lord's Supper. [1913 Webster]
- 8. (Mining) A bit of leather having a peculiar mark designating a particular miner. Each hewer sends one of these with each corf or tub he has hewn. [1913 Webster]
- 9. (Weaving) In a Jacquard loom, a colored signal to show the weaver which shuttle to use. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- Token money, money which is lawfully current for more than its real value. See Token, n., 4.
- Token sheet (Print.), the last sheet of each token. --W. Savage. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Token'
From: GCIDE
Synonyms of 'token'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- account,
- adumbration,
- affect,
- agent,
- allegory,
- alternate,
- alternative,
- analogy,
- annals,
- aroma,
- attribute,
- augur,
- augury,
- auspice,
- backup,
- badge,
- baggage check,
- basis for belief,
- betoken,
- betokening,
- betokenment,
- billhead,
- body of evidence,
- book stamp,
- bookplate,
- brand,
- brandish,
- breathe,
- bring forth,
- bring forward,
- bring into view,
- bring out,
- bring to notice,
- broad arrow,
- budget,
- cachet,
- cast,
- catalog,
- chain of evidence,
- change,
- changeling,
- character,
- characteristic,
- charactery,
- cheap,
- check,
- chronicle,
- cipher,
- clue,
- coin,
- colophon,
- commemoration,
- comparison,
- configuration,
- conventional symbol,
- copy,
- correspondence,
- cosmetic,
- counter,
- counterfeit,
- counterfoil,
- countermark,
- countersign,
- coupon,
- cut,
- dangle,
- data,
- datum,
- demonstrate,
- deputy,
- develop,
- differentia,
- differential,
- disc,
- disclose,
- display,
- distinctive feature,
- divine,
- divulge,
- docket,
- documentation,
- double,
- dramatize,
- dummy,
- earmark,
- earnest,
- easy,
- economic,
- economy,
- emblem,
- emblematic,
- embody,
- enact,
- equal,
- equivalent,
- ersatz,
- evidence,
- evince,
- exchange,
- exhibit,
- expose to view,
- express,
- fact,
- facts,
- fake,
- favor,
- feature,
- figure,
- fill-in,
- flaunt,
- flavor,
- flourish,
- foreshadow,
- foreshadowing,
- foreshowing,
- foretoken,
- foretokening,
- frugal,
- gesture,
- ghost,
- ghostwriter,
- give sign,
- give token,
- glosseme,
- government mark,
- government stamp,
- grounds,
- grounds for belief,
- gust,
- hallmark,
- harbinger,
- hat check,
- highlight,
- hint,
- history,
- icon,
- iconology,
- ideogram,
- idiocrasy,
- idiosyncrasy,
- illuminate,
- imitation,
- impress,
- impression,
- imprint,
- incarnate,
- index,
- indicant,
- indicate,
- indication,
- indicator,
- individualism,
- inexpensive,
- inventory,
- item of evidence,
- keepsake,
- keynote,
- label,
- letterhead,
- letters,
- lexeme,
- lexical form,
- lineaments,
- list,
- locum tenens,
- logo,
- logogram,
- logotype,
- love knot,
- low,
- low-priced,
- make clear,
- make plain,
- makeshift,
- manageable,
- manifest,
- manifestation,
- mannerism,
- mark,
- marker,
- marking,
- masthead,
- material grounds,
- materialize,
- mean,
- memento,
- memento mori,
- memorabilia,
- memorial,
- memorials,
- memories,
- metaphor,
- metonymy,
- minimal,
- mock,
- moderate,
- modest,
- mold,
- morpheme,
- muniments,
- mute witness,
- nature,
- next best thing,
- nominal,
- odor,
- omen,
- open sesame,
- parade,
- particularity,
- password,
- pawn,
- peculiarity,
- perform,
- perfunctory,
- personnel,
- phony,
- phrase,
- pictogram,
- piece of evidence,
- pinch,
- pinch hitter,
- pipe roll,
- plate,
- point to,
- portent,
- prefiguration,
- prefigure,
- preindicate,
- preindication,
- premises,
- premonitory shiver,
- premonitory sign,
- premonitory symptom,
- present,
- presign,
- presignal,
- presignify,
- presignifying,
- pretypify,
- price tag,
- produce,
- prognostic,
- prognostication,
- promise,
- proof,
- property,
- provisional,
- proxy,
- quality,
- quirk,
- reason to believe,
- reasonable,
- record,
- recording,
- register,
- registered trademark,
- registry,
- relevant fact,
- relic,
- relief,
- remains,
- remembrance,
- remembrancer,
- reminder,
- replacement,
- represent,
- representative,
- reserve,
- reserves,
- reveal,
- ringer,
- roll,
- roll out,
- rolls,
- roster,
- rota,
- running head,
- running title,
- savor,
- scrip,
- scroll,
- seal,
- second string,
- secondary,
- secret grip,
- security,
- semasiological unit,
- sememe,
- sensible,
- set forth,
- shabby,
- shadow,
- shape,
- shibboleth,
- shoddy,
- show,
- show forth,
- sigil,
- sign,
- signet,
- signifiant,
- significant,
- signify,
- singularity,
- slight,
- slug,
- smack,
- soothsay,
- souvenir,
- spare,
- spares,
- specialty,
- spell,
- spotlight,
- stamp,
- stand-in,
- sticker,
- stopgap,
- stub,
- sub,
- substituent,
- substitute,
- substitution,
- succedaneum,
- superficial,
- superseder,
- supplanter,
- surface,
- surrogate,
- symbol,
- symbolic,
- symbolic system,
- symbolism,
- symbolization,
- symbology,
- symptom,
- synecdoche,
- table,
- tag,
- taint,
- tally,
- tang,
- taste,
- temporary,
- tentative,
- term,
- tessera,
- third string,
- ticket,
- title page,
- token of remembrance,
- tokening,
- totem,
- totem pole,
- trace,
- trade name,
- trademark,
- trademark name,
- trait,
- trick,
- trophy,
- trot out,
- type,
- typify,
- understudy,
- unexpensive,
- unfold,
- utility,
- utility player,
- vestige,
- vicar,
- vicarious,
- vice-president,
- vice-regent,
- warrant,
- watchword,
- wave,
- within means,
- word,
- worth the money