token
/ˈtəʊkən/noun
उच्चारण टोकन
प्रतीक, चिह्न; टोकन
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something that is a symbol of a feeling, a fact, an event; a round piece of metal or plastic used instead of money; a piece of paper that you pay for and can exchange for goods
प्रतीक, चिह्न; टोकन
- a token of my gratitude
- a metro token
- Please accept this small gift as a token of our thanks.
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- You need a token to enter the parking area.
- He gave her a ring as a token of his love.
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[only before noun]
involving very little effort or feeling and intended only as a way of showing other people that you think somebody or something is important
सांकेतिक, दिखावटी
- a token gesture
- token resistance
- The company appointed one woman to the board as a token gesture.
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- He made only a token effort to clean the room.
- The police put up token resistance and then stepped aside.
Synonyms symbolic nominal perfunctory superficial minimal
Opposite genuine real substantial meaningful
¶Idioms 1
by the same token
for the same reasons
इसी तर्क से, उसी कारण से
- If you get credit for the success, then by the same token you must accept blame for failure.
- Prices have risen; by the same token, wages should rise too.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the symbol words: token, symbol, emblem, memento (an object kept to remember somebody).
प्रतीक के शब्द याद रखिए: token, symbol, emblem, memento (किसी की याद में रखी वस्तु, स्मृति-चिह्न)।
§Grammar and usage
The noun tokenism means doing something only to appear fair (for example, including one woman only for show).
Noun tokenism का अर्थ केवल निष्पक्ष दिखने के लिए कुछ करना है (जैसे केवल दिखावे के लिए एक स्त्री को शामिल करना)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
By the same token (for the same reasons: 'If you praise success, by the same token you must accept failure').
Idiom अक्सर पूछा जाता है: by the same token (उन्हीं कारणों से: 'If you praise success, by the same token you must accept failure')।
A token of appreciation or love, token strike (a short strike to show protest), token money (a small advance payment).
Collocations: a token of appreciation या love, token strike (विरोध दिखाने के लिए छोटी हड़ताल, सांकेतिक हड़ताल), token money (थोड़ा अग्रिम भुगतान, बयाना)।