token of appreciation

collocation in English

meaningsoftokenandappreciation

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token
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈtəʊ.kən/us
/ˈtoʊ.kən/
used to describe an action, an amount, etc. that is intended to represent something or to show that you are doing something, even if is very small or has a ...
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appreciation
noun[U]
uk
/əˌpriː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/əˌpriː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
the act of recognizing or understanding that something is valuable, important, or ...
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(Definition oftokenandappreciationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftoken of appreciation

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Parents were offered £25 as atokenofappreciationof their time.
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At the end of the study, the family received a check for $75.00 as atokenofappreciation.
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I understand that no one wants to inhibit the giving of small gifts as atokenofappreciation.
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I accept that providing a free cup of tea might seem only a smalltokenofappreciationfor their efforts.
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A small gratuity may be paid to the foster worker as atokenofappreciation.
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Therefore, she and her children survived off the customers spare change or food left as atokenofappreciation.
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It was school tradition for each graduation class to leave the school atokenofappreciation.
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Later, a certain amount of money is given to the bomoh as atokenofappreciation.
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The audience member who had danced with the gandrung usually gives a small amount of money astokenofappreciation.
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All players received a wristwatch after the game as atokenofappreciation.
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He also confirmed a new song would be released early next week, as atokenofappreciationfor fans patience and loyalty.
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For the rest of their lives, it was the onlytokenofappreciationother than a great recording that either composer had ever received from an artist.
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She received atokenofappreciation.
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Smith became an honorary member of the club and in 1874, as atokenofappreciation, was presented with a set of cutlery engraved with fungi taken from his illustrations.
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The term arose from the envelopes used to hold cash bribes, given ostensibly as tokens of appreciation for attending a press conference.
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Good deeds and successful completion of tasks are noted, awards and tokens of appreciation are given to those deserving of them.
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There were distributions of bread, wine, and "sportulae" (bonuses, tips, tokens of appreciation).
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These personalized tokens of appreciation reveal a wide range of valued work extending far beyond simple editing to include social support, administrative actions, and types of articulation work.
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