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Meanings of token in English

Portuguese
suvenir
Catalan
record
Spanish
recuerdo
Wikidata

Something of sentimental value.

        suvenir
        Portuguese
        selo
        Catalan
        senyal
        Spanish
        señal

        An individual instance of a type of symbol.

              selo

              Insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal)

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                    Examples for "nominal"
                    Examples for "nominal"
                    1
                    Justice Mander today announced his next nominal court date would be delayed.
                    Radio NZ
                    2
                    This was for a nominal fee and included free equipment where required.
                    The Irish Times
                    3
                    Sayri Tupac; who resigned the nominal sovereignty of Peru to Philip II.
                    A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
                    4
                    In nominal terms, the pensions deficit has nearly quadrupled in four years.
                    Reuters
                    5
                    Over the same period, China's nominal GDP has increased by 15 times.
                    Reuters
                    Usage of token in English
                    1
                    South African competition authorities approved the deal with token conditions last month.
                    Reuters
                    2
                    By this token, of course, eurozone members are not really truly independent.
                    The Guardian
                    3
                    As a result, the mercenary presence was a token one at best.
                    A Day Dark as Night
                    4
                    Even token reference to the dynasty was often lacking at public rallies.
                    The white war: life and death on the italian front 1915-1919
                    5
                    Several sources interpreted their inclusion as a token gesture by the government.
                    Reuters
                    6
                    Rebels may try and prove him wrong by launching a token attack.
                    Reuters
                    7
                    Assad made token gestures toward reforms, including lifting a decades-old emergency law.
                    Reuters
                    8
                    There is very little detail on how the token system would work.
                    Reuters
                    9
                    The child wore a very clean pinafore in token of the day.
                    What Necessity Knows
                    10
                    Amused, St. Arles returned the salute, grateful for the good luck token.
                    The devil she knows
                    11
                    This read to me as a token effort to excuse blatant racism.
                    Radio NZ
                    12
                    Accept your water as a token of our gratitude, O Mighty Protector.
                    The Clan of the Cave Bear
                    13
                    In token of pardon, the darkness would be withdrawn from the moon.
                    The Life of Columbus / From His Own Letters and Journals and Oth...
                    14
                    Still, she offered token resistance: Why do you want to see, anyway?
                    Carrie
                    15
                    And by the same token that is why I believe in divorce.
                    The Little Lady of the Big House
                    16
                    No, it was not a corpse; but the token of many corpses.
                    Prose Idylls, New and Old
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