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tribute

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Noun

payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
- every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection

payment by one nation for protection by another

something given or done as an expression of esteem

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Synonyms:
protection testimonial

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "tribute":
trabeate terabyte tribade tribute trivet
Words contain "tribute":
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Words contain "tribute" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
exaction tribute unconquerable tributary

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