TRIBUTE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
   Synonym(s)
   • protection (what does protection mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection
   Hypernyms(s) tribute is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • extortion (what does extortion mean?)
2. Meaning
   • payment by one nation for protection by another
   Hypernyms(s) tribute is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • payment (what does payment mean?)
   • defrayal (what does defrayal mean?)
   • defrayment (what does defrayment mean?)
3. Meaning
   • something given or done as an expression of esteem
   Synonym(s)
   • testimonial (what does testimonial mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) tribute is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • approval (what does approval mean?)
   • commendation (what does commendation mean?)