All 3 Uses of
tribute
in
Babbitt
- As Babbitt pushed through the fringe standing at the back, he heard the precious tribute, "That's him!"†
Chpt 14
- "Go on, quit your kidding," said Babbitt feebly, but at this tribute from Gunch, himself a man of no mean oratorical fame, he expanded with delight and wondered how, before his vacation, he could have questioned the joys of being a solid citizen.†
Chpt 14
- Babbitt let Dr. Drew know that he was responsible for this tribute.†
Chpt 17 *
Definition:
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(tribute as in: demanded they pay tribute) payment by one nation for protection by another;
or: payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence