1
[ noun ] an individual instance of a type of symbol

Synonyms

item

Examples

"the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'"

Used in print

(Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)

In_this third year at the university , Hans , in 1797 , was awarded the first important token of recognition , a gold medal for his essay on `` Limits_of_Poetry_and_Prose '' .

Related terms

symbol postage trading_stamp enumerate

2
[ noun ] a metal or plastic disk that can be used (as a substitute for coins) in slot machines

Related terms

disk subway_token

3
[ adjective ] insignificantly small; a matter of form only

Synonyms

tokenish nominal

Examples

"the fee was nominal" "a token gesture of resistance" (`tokenish' is informal as in "a tokenish gesture")

Related terms

minimal

4
[ noun ] something of sentimental value

Synonyms

souvenir keepsake relic

Related terms

object whatchamacallit party_favor love-token

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Rhymes with

woken spoken outspoken can broken taken unspoken heartbroken unbroken steichen aachen tuscan stricken thicken housebroken mistaken aken vatican puerto_rican beckon zircon deacon beacon bacon quicken shaken chicken sicken macon waken lichen second reckon weaken liken mexican cancun balkan darken puerto_rican blacken bracken mohican etruscan moroccan slacken republican duncan forsaken mozambican awaken vulcan falcon american mencken lincoln harken dominican sunken copernican corsican jamaican unshaken drunken reawaken anglican alaskan african millikan shrunken pelican silicon franciscan nebraskan

Phonetic and Homophones

T OW1 K AH0 N

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