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 of appearances or as a symbolic gesture. 2 chosen by way of tokenism to represent a particular group. — PHRASES by the same (or that or this) token in the same way or for the same reason. in token of as a sign or symbol of. — ORIGIN Old English, related to TEACH.
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