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How to pronounce token in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms item
Type of symbol
Has types postage stamp, trading stamp, stamp, postage


the word `error' contains three tokens of `r'.
Type Words
Synonyms keepsake, relic, souvenir
Type of physical object, object
Has types party favour, party favor, favour, favor, love-token
Type Words
Synonyms nominal, tokenish


a token gesture of resistance.
a tokenish gesture.
Type Words
Type of disc, disk
Has types subway token
Type Words
Type of mark, sign

Examples of token

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Jill Abramson, a native New Yorker with a subway token tattooed on her shoulder.
From the guardian.co.uk
The platform's initial products include a social leaderboard and a token system.
From the techcrunch.com
By the same token, the New York Post must be squarely under the sway of the CIA.
From the economist.com
No need to be stingy, but by the same token ensure that nobody drinks to excess.
From the harrowtimes.co.uk
So why are Obama and company so desperate to win over a token Republican or two?
From the washingtontimes.com
That means there won't just be a few token liberal Republicans in marginal jobs.
From the charlotteobserver.com
By the same token, it was a measly season-opener against an outmatched opponent.
From the al.com
I was MGM's token black starlet, getting no parts, and a divorced mother of two.
From the time.com
Scott faces only token Democratic opposition in the heavily Republican district.
From the newsweek.com
More examples
  • An individual instance of a type of symbol; "the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'"
  • Nominal: insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal); "the fee was nominal"; "a token gesture of resistance"; "a toknenish gesture"
  • Something serving as a sign of something else
  • A metal or plastic disk that can be redeemed or used in designated slot machines
  • Keepsake: something of sentimental value
  • In the study of numismatics, tokens are coin-like objects used instead of coins. The field of tokens is part of exonumia. Tokens are used in place of coins and either have a denomination shown or implied by size, color or shape. ...
  • In computer science, lexical analysis is the process of converting a sequence of characters into a sequence of tokens. A program or function which performs lexical analysis is called a lexical analyzer, lexer or scanner. ...
  • Token was a Formula One constructor from the United Kingdom. They participated in four Grands Prix, entering a total of four cars.
  • In railway signalling, a token is a physical object which a locomotive driver is required to have or see before entering onto a particular section of single track. The token is clearly endorsed with the name of the section it belongs to. ...