Topic: TECHNOLOGY
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | tacen, tacn 'sign, token' |
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to‧ken1
[countable]
[countable]1T a round piece of metal that you use instead of money in some machines
2 formal something that represents a feeling, fact, event etc
a token of your gratitude/respect/appreciation etc Please accept this gift as a small token of our appreciation.
Please accept this gift as a small token of our appreciation.➔ by the same token
at same1 (7)3 a special piece of paper that you can exchange for a book, record etc in a shop [= gift certificate American English] a £10 book token
book/record/gift token
British EnglishBBTa £10 book token