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Dictionary

trib•ute

Pronunciation: (trib'yOOt), [key]
—n.
1. a gift, testimonial, compliment, or the like, given as due or in acknowledgment of gratitude or esteem.
2. a stated sum or other valuable consideration paid by one sovereign or state to another in acknowledgment of subjugation or as the price of peace, security, protection, or the like.
3. a rent, tax, or the like, as that paid by a subject to a sovereign.
4. any exacted or enforced payment or contribution.
5. obligation or liability to make such payment.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

tributary

tricalcium silicate

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