Tribute vs Favour - What's the difference?
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An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.
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A payment made by one nation to another in submission.
Extortion; protection money.
A payment made by a feudal vassal to his lord.
(mining) A certain proportion of the mined ore, or of its value, given to the miner as payment.
To pay as tribute.
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Tribute is a related term of favour.
As verbs the difference between tribute and favour
is that tribute is while favour is .As a noun favour is
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English
(wikipedia tribute)Noun
(en noun)- Please accept this as a tribute of our thanks.
- the passing tribute of a sigh
- The Ancient Romans made their conquered countries pay tribute .
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Verb
(en verb)- "And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured , the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women." —
A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=The departure was not unduly prolonged. In the road Mr. Love and the driver favoured the company with a brief chanty running. “Got it?—No, I ain't, 'old on,—Got it? Got it?—No, 'old on sir.”}}
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