tribute

C1 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈtɹɪbjuːt/ See IPA manual

Freq #7882

Meanings

1

noun
Something said, done, or given to show respect or admiration.

The concert was a tribute to the late singer.
2

noun
A payment made by one country or ruler to another as a sign of submission.

Conquered nations had to pay tribute to Rome.

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Synonyms

1 noun · something said, done, or... testimonial

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Word family

Forms tributes

Related forms tribal tribe tributary

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes From Middle English tribut (14th c.), from Middle French tribut, from Latin tributum (“tribute”, literally “a thing contributed or paid”), past participle of tribuere (“to assign, allot”), usually derived from tribus (“tribe”, which see).

*bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European tribut Middle English tributum Latin

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# tribute

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈtɹɪbjuːt/
**Frequency rank:** 7882

## Meanings
1. Something said, done, or given to show respect or admiration.
2. A payment made by one country or ruler to another as a sign of submission.

## Examples
- The concert was a tribute to the late singer.
- Conquered nations had to pay tribute to Rome.

## Synonyms
- encomium
- heriot

## Related Forms
- tribal
- tribe
- tributary

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *bʰuH-
- Root: tribut
- Root: tributum

## Etymology
PIE word *tréyes From Middle English tribut (14th c.), from Middle French tribut, from Latin tributum (“tribute”, literally “a thing contributed or paid”), past participle of tribuere (“to assign, allot”), usually derived from tribus (“tribe”, which see).

## AI Etymology
Tribute comes from Middle English tribut (14th c.), from Middle French tribut, from Latin tributum (“tribute”, literally “a thing contributed or paid”), past participle of tribuere (“to assign, allot”), usually derived from tribus (“tribe”, which see). The historical chain includes *bʰuH- (Proto-Indo-European), tribut (Middle English), tribut (Middle French), and tributum (Latin). The surrounding word family includes related forms such as tribal, tribe, and tributary. In present use it covers something said, done, or given to show respect or admiration and a payment made by one country or ruler to another as a sign of submission.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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