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token gesture — To make a token gesture means to show a small sign of appreciation. As a token gesture of gratitude for her neighbourly advice, he gave Mrs.Smith a plant for her garden … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
token gesture — See a token gesture … English idioms
a token gesture — a small sign of thanks or recognition To thank us, they put our names in the paper a token gesture … English idioms
token — [tō′kən] n. [ME < OE tacn, akin to Ger zeichen < IE base * deik̑ , to point, show > TEACH, TOE, DIGIT, DICTION] 1. a sign, indication, or symbol [a token of one s affection] 2. something serving as a sign of authority, identity,… … English World dictionary
gesture — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 movement that expresses sth ADJECTIVE ▪ dramatic, expansive, expressive, extravagant, flamboyant, melodramatic, rhetorical, sweeping, theatrical … Collocations dictionary
token — ▪ I. token to‧ken 1 [ˈtəʊkən ǁ ˈtoʊ ] noun [countable] a piece of paper, card, plastic etc that can be exchanged for goods: • Collect eight of these tokens and send off for a free recipe book. ˈbook ˌtoken a piece of paper worth a particular… … Financial and business terms
token — [[t]to͟ʊkən[/t]] tokens 1) ADJ: ADJ n You use token to describe things or actions which are small or unimportant but are meant to show particular intentions or feelings which may not be sincere. The announcement was welcomed as a step in the… … English dictionary
token — I UK [ˈtəʊkən] / US [ˈtoʊkən] noun [countable] Word forms token : singular token plural tokens 1) British a piece of paper that you can exchange for goods of a particular value in a shop 2) a small flat round piece of metal or plastic that you… … English dictionary
token — to|ken1 [ toukən ] noun count 1. ) a small flat round piece of metal or plastic that you use instead of money in some machines 2. ) FORMAL something you do for someone or give them as a way of showing your feelings toward them: a token of your… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
token — [ˈtəʊkən] noun [C] I 1) British a piece of paper that you can exchange for goods of a particular value in a shop a book/gift token[/ex] 2) a small flat round piece of metal or plastic that you use instead of money in some machines 3) formal… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
token — ► NOUN 1) a thing serving to represent a fact, quality, feeling, etc. 2) a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services. 3) a disc used to operate a machine or in exchange for particular goods or services. ► ADJECTIVE 1) done for the sake… … English terms dictionary