trib⋅ute
[trib-yoot] 
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–noun
1.
a gift, testimonial, compliment, or the like, given as due or in acknowledgment of gratitude or esteem.
2.
a stated sum or other valuable consideration paid by one sovereign or state to another in acknowledgment of subjugation or as the price of peace, security, protection, or the like.
3.
a rent, tax, or the like, as that paid by a subject to a sovereign.
4.
any exacted or enforced payment or contribution.
5.
obligation or liability to make such payment.
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