Token — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an individual instance of a type of symbol

something serving as a sign of something else

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈoʊkən/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈəʊkən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈəʊkən/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈoʊkən/.

Examples

the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'
the fee was nominal
a token gesture of resistance

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

item nominal relic tokenish keepsake souvenir

Parts of Speech

noun	an individual instance of a type of symbol “the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'”
noun	something serving as a sign of something else
noun	a metal or plastic disk that can be redeemed or used in designated slot machines
noun	something of sentimental value
adjective	insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal) “the fee was nominal”

Word Forms

itemize	verb	specify individually
itemise	verb	specify individually

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

jeton

une instance individuelle d'un type de symbole

🇪🇸Spanish

simbólico

una instancia individual de un tipo de símbolo

🇮🇹Italian

gettone

una singola istanza di un tipo di simbolo

🇳🇱Dutch

teken

een individueel exemplaar van een type symbool

🇵🇹Portuguese

ficha

uma instância individual de um tipo de símbolo

🇷🇺Russian

жетон

отдельный экземпляр типа символа

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टोकन

एक प्रकार के प्रतीक का एक व्यक्तिगत उदाहरण

🇧🇩Bengali

টোকেন

প্রতীক একটি ধরনের একটি পৃথক উদাহরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

டோக்கன்

ஒரு வகை சின்னத்தின் தனிப்பட்ட நிகழ்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

టోకెన్

ఒక రకమైన చిహ్నం యొక్క వ్యక్తిగత ఉదాహరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

टोकन

चिन्हाच्या प्रकाराचे वैयक्तिक उदाहरण

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટોકન

પ્રતીકના પ્રકારનું વ્યક્તિગત ઉદાહરણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟೋಕನ್

ಒಂದು ರೀತಿಯ ಚಿಹ್ನೆಯ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕ ನಿದರ್ಶನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടോക്കൺ

ഒരു തരം ചിഹ്നത്തിൻ്റെ വ്യക്തിഗത ഉദാഹരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟੋਕਨ

ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਕਿਸਮ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀਗਤ ਉਦਾਹਰਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹوکن

علامت کی ایک قسم کی انفرادی مثال

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

代币

某种符号的单个实例

🇯🇵Japanese

トークン

シンボルの種類の個々のインスタンス

🇰🇷Korean

토큰

기호 유형의 개별 인스턴스

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mã thông báo

một trường hợp riêng lẻ của một loại ký hiệu

🇹🇭Thai

โทเค็น

ตัวอย่างของสัญลักษณ์แต่ละประเภท

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رمز مميز

مثيل فردي لنوع من الرمز

🇮🇷Persian

نشانه

یک نمونه فردی از یک نوع نماد

🇹🇷Turkish

jeton

bir sembol türünün bireysel bir örneği

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֲסִימוֹן

מופע בודד של סוג של סמל

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The primary meaning of 'token' is 'an individual instance of a type of symbol'.

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'token' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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