Paid in tribute
1tribute — 01. The President paid [tribute] to all the firefighters who died trying to save others after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. 02. Ex Beatle George Harrison wrote the song All Those Years Ago as a [tribute] to John Lennon. 03. It… …
2Tribute — A tribute (from Latin tribulum , contribution) is wealth one party gives to another as a sign of respect or, as was often case in historical contexts, of submission or allegiance. It also incorporated certain aspects of regulated trade in goods… …
3tribute money — noun : money paid as tribute; specifically : the annual tax of a didrachm or half shekel paid by each Jew for the support of the temple * * * tribute money noun Money paid as tribute • • • Main Entry: ↑tribute …
4Tribute — Trib ute, n. [OE. tribut, L. tributum, fr. tribuere, tributum, to bestow, grant, pay, allot, assign, originally, to a tribe, from tribus tribe; cf. F. tribut. See {Tribe}, and cf. {Attribute}, {Contribute}.] 1. An annual or stated sum of money or …
5Tribute money — Tribute Trib ute, n. [OE. tribut, L. tributum, fr. tribuere, tributum, to bestow, grant, pay, allot, assign, originally, to a tribe, from tribus tribe; cf. F. tribut. See {Tribe}, and cf. {Attribute}, {Contribute}.] 1. An annual or stated sum of… …
6Tribute pitch — Tribute Trib ute, n. [OE. tribut, L. tributum, fr. tribuere, tributum, to bestow, grant, pay, allot, assign, originally, to a tribe, from tribus tribe; cf. F. tribut. See {Tribe}, and cf. {Attribute}, {Contribute}.] 1. An annual or stated sum of… …
7tribute — (n.) mid 14c., tax paid to a ruler or master for security or protection, from L. tributum tribute, lit. a thing contributed or paid, noun use of tributus, neuter pp. of tribuere to pay, assign, grant, also allot among the tribes or to a tribe,… …
8tribute — [trib′yo͞ot] n. [ME tribut < MFr < L tributum, neut. of tributus, pp. of tribuere, to assign, allot, pay < tribus, Roman tribal division: see TRIBE] 1. a) a regular payment of money, etc., made by one ruler or nation to another as… …
9tribute — n. money paid under duress 1) to exact tribute from 2) to pay tribute to testimonial 3) to pay (a) tribute to 4) a fitting; glowing; moving, touching tribute 5) a floral tribute ( a bunch of flowers ) 6) a tribute to * * * [ trɪbjuːt] glowing… …
10tribute — It was common during the history of the OT for a conquering nation to impose a tax as tribute on its subject peoples, thus increasing its prosperity and self esteem. David exacted tribute from neighbouring states which he conquered… …
