token
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈtoʊkən/
- Archaic
- To ride the subway, you need to insert a token into the turnstile.
- exchange tokens
- earn tokens
- 10 tokens
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Watch on YouTubeIt's just token to play in our arcade.
- It's just token to play in our arcade.
- So if I were you, I'd save your tokens for Skee Ball.
- They made both paper money and tokens.
- This is just a really simple little gold chain, and on it here is a New York subway token.
- You have bananas and prostitution, sell tokens for, give tokens for sex.
Examples
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Am I gonna need tokens to use the bathroom?
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This entitles you to a room voucher this evening and free drink tokens on your flight tomorrow.
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But you need to have a gold token for him.
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And with a token, it might get me on a subway.
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But now I needed another subway token, and I had already spent my two nickels.
Fiction book (1999) -
If you've already spent all your tokens, you can have some of mine.
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Connie then exchanges the tokens for activities during her choice or break time.
Academic text (2012) -
Students had an opportunity approximately once a week to exchange their tokens for backup reinforcers in the "token store."
Academic text (2015) -
Many slot machines accept a special token instead of cash.
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He collected old subway tokens as a hobby, showcasing their history.
Synonyms
3
4.0
A small metal piece like a coin used to pay to enter a subway station
Idioms
Compounds
1
4.0
A very small amount of money given to show you will pay later or to keep an agreement
- Specialized
1
6.5
A system that gives tokens for good behavior and lets people exchange them for rewards
- Texting
A digital system that gives tokens for actions and lets users trade or spend them for services
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Token comes from an old English word tacn meaning 'sign' or 'mark'. A metal or plastic token is a small 'sign' that stands for money or a ticket, which is why people can use it to pay.