tribute
Gift showing reverence
Tribute is something given or done to show respect, gratitude, or admiration for someone or something.
A memorial service pays tribute to the deceased; a cover band pays tribute to the original artists.
Historically, tribute referred to payments made by one ruler or state to another as acknowledgment of submission or to secure peace.
The phrase a tribute to often highlights something as evidence of a quality: Her success is a tribute to her persistence.
Item given freely
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- presentGift or current moment
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
- offeringSomething presented or given
endowment · bequest · benefaction · grant · patronage · tithe · sacrifice · votive
Expression of deep respect
- respectRegard with honor
- admirationDeep respect felt
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
veneration · recognition · praise · salute · accolade · commendation · kudos · laurels
Act of honoring memory
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
ceremony · observance · vigil · wreath · shrine · epitaph · obituary · requiem
Mandatory public revenue charge
- levyCompulsory government charge
- duesRegular membership payments
- tariffTax on traded goods
- tollFee for passage
fee · assessment · impost · excise · customs · duty · ransom · protection money
Protect by overlaying
- renditionPerformed version of work
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- homageExpression of deep respect
pastiche · dedication · inspired by · remix · medley · anthology · compilation · biopic
Inherited cultural legacy
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- patrimonyInherited estate or legacy
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- lineageDescent from progenitors
dynasty · ancestry · descendants · preservation · memorialization · testament · heirloom · birthright
gift
Item given freely
offering · endowment · bequest · benefaction · grant · patronage · tithe · sacrifice · votive · oblation
homage
Expression of deep respect
- respectRegard with honor
- admirationDeep respect felt
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
esteem · veneration · recognition · praise · salute · accolade · commendation · kudos · laurels · glory
commemoration
Act of honoring memory
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
monument · ceremony · observance · vigil · wreath · shrine · epitaph · obituary · requiem · elegy
tax
Mandatory public revenue charge
toll · fee · assessment · impost · excise · customs · duty · ransom · protection money · reparation
cover
Protect by overlaying
- renditionPerformed version of work
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
homage · pastiche · dedication · inspired by · remix · medley · anthology · compilation · biopic · reenactment
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- patrimonyInherited estate or legacy
- traditionCustom passed through generations
lineage · dynasty · ancestry · descendants · preservation · memorialization · testament · heirloom · birthright · posterity
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- Acceptance Speechesthank you, podium, microphone, applause, tears
- honorsmedal, award, trophy, certificate, prize
- speechesspeech, addresses, historic speeches, lecture, soliloquy
- tributeshomage, dedication, memorial, eulogy, praise
- appreciationthanks, thank you, gratitude, thankfulness, gratefulness
tributecondemnation
Severe disapproval expressed formally
denunciation · criticism · censure · rebuke · reprimand
tributeinsult
Offensive remark or action
slander · defamation · vilification · disparagement · slur
- tribute bandAct replicating famous performers
- paying tribute
- silent tributeWordless act honoring someone
- poetic tributeVerse expressing admiration
- tribute concertPerformance honoring an artist
- tribute videoVideo honoring someone
distribute, distribution, attribute, contribute, contribution, tributary, tributes, tributary state, distributor