Tra từ token - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

token [token tokens] noun, adjective BrE [ˈtəʊkən] NAmE [ˈtoʊkən]
noun
1. a round piece of metal or plastic used instead of money to operate some machines or as a form of payment
•a parking token
2. (BrE)a piece of paper that you pay for and that sb can exchange for sth in a shop/store
•a £20 book/record/gift token
3. a piece of paper that you can collect when you buy a particular product and then exchange for sth
•Collect six tokens for a free T-shirt.
4. something that is a symbol of a feeling, a fact, an event, etc.
Syn: ↑expression, Syn: ↑mark
•Please accept this small gift as a token of our gratitude.

Word Origin:
Old English tāc(e)n, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch teken and German Zeichen, also to ↑teach.

Example Bank:
•We hope you will accept this book as a small token of our appreciation.
Idiom: ↑by the same token

adjective only before noun
1. involving very little effort or feeling and intended only as a way of showing other people that you think sb/sth is important, when really you are not sincere
•The government has only made a token gesture towards helping the unemployed.
•There was one token woman on the committee (= a woman who is included in the group to make it look as if women are always included, although that is not true).
•When he suggested going into business on their own, she put up only a token resistance.
2. done as a symbol to show that you are serious about sth and will keep a promise or an agreement or do more later
•The government agreed to send a small token force to the area.
•a one-day token strike
3. (of a small amount of money)that you pay or charge sb only as a symbol, because a payment is expected
Syn: ↑nominal
•We charge only a token fee for use of the facilities.

Word Origin:
Old English tāc(e)n, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch teken and German Zeichen, also to ↑teach.