Keepsake vs. Token
Keepsakenoun
Some object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons.
Keepsakenoun
(historical) Specifically, a type of literary album popular in the nineteenth-century, containing scraps of poetry and prose, and engravings.
Keepsakenoun
Anything kept, or given to be kept, for the sake of the giver; a token of friendship.
Keepsakenoun
something of sentimental value
Tokennoun
Something serving as an expression of something else.
Tokennoun
A keepsake.
Tokennoun
A piece of stamped metal or plastic, etc., used as a substitute for money; a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services.
Tokennoun
A small physical object, often designed to give the appearance of a common thing, used to represent a person or character in a board game or other situation.
Tokennoun
A minor attempt for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement.
Tokennoun
A member of a group of people that is included within a larger group to comply with a legal or social requirement.
Tokennoun
Evidence, proof; a confirming detail; physical trace, mark, footprint.
Tokennoun
Support for a belief; grounds for an opinion.
Tokennoun
An extraordinary event serving as evidence of supernatural power.
Tokennoun
An object or disclosure to attest or authenticate the bearer or an instruction.
Tokennoun
A seal guaranteeing the quality of an item.
Tokennoun
Something given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good faith.
Tokennoun
A tally.
Tokennoun
(philosophy) A particular thing to which a concept applies.
Tokennoun
(computing) An atomic piece of data, such as a word, for which a meaning may be inferred during parsing.
Tokennoun
(computing) A conceptual object that can be possessed by a computer, process, etc. in order to regulate a turn-taking system such as a token ring network.
Tokennoun
(computing) A meaningless placeholder used as a substitute for sensitive data.
Tokennoun
(grammar) A lexeme; a basic, grammatically indivisible unit of a language such as a keyword, operator or identifier.
Tokennoun
(corpus linguistics) A single example of a certain word in a text or corpus.
Tokennoun
(medical) A characteristic sign of a disease or of a bodily disorder, a symptom; a sign of a bodily condition, recovery, or health.
Tokennoun
A livid spot upon the body, indicating, or supposed to indicate, the approach of death.
Tokennoun
(printing) Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides.
Tokennoun
(mining) A bit of leather having a peculiar mark designating a particular miner. Each hewer sends one of these with each corf or tub he has hewn.
Tokennoun
(mining) A thin bed of coal indicating the existence of a thicker seam at no great distance.
Tokennoun
(rail transport) A physical object used for exchange between drivers and signalmen on single track lines.
Tokennoun
(weaving) In a loom, a colored signal to show the weaver which shuttle to use.
Tokennoun
(Church of Scotland) A piece of metal given beforehand to each person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of the Lord's Supper.
Tokenadjective
Done as an indication or a pledge.
Tokenadjective
Perfunctory or merely symbolic; done or existing for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement.
Tokenadjective
(of people) Included in minimal numbers in order to create an impression or illusion of diversity, especially ethnic or gender diversity.
Tokenverb
To betoken, indicate, portend, designate, denote
Tokenverb
To betroth
Tokenverb
(philosophy) To symbolize, instantiate
Tokennoun
Something intended or supposed to represent or indicate another thing or an event; a sign; a symbol; as, the rainbow is a token of God's covenant established with Noah.
Tokennoun
A memorial of friendship; something by which the friendship of another person is to be kept in mind; a memento; a souvenir.
Tokennoun
Something given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good faith, etc.
Tokennoun
A piece of metal intended for currency, and issued by a private party, usually bearing the name of the issuer, and redeemable in lawful money. Also, a coin issued by government, esp. when its use as lawful money is limited and its intrinsic value is much below its nominal value.
Tokennoun
A livid spot upon the body, indicating, or supposed to indicate, the approach of death.
Tokennoun
Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides.
Tokennoun
A piece of metal given beforehand to each person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of the Lord's Supper.
Tokennoun
A bit of leather having a peculiar mark designating a particular miner. Each hewer sends one of these with each corf or tub he has hewn.
Tokennoun
In a Jacquard loom, a colored signal to show the weaver which shuttle to use.
Tokenverb
To betoken.
Tokennoun
an individual instance of a type of symbol;
Tokennoun
a metal or plastic disk that can be used (as a substitute for coins) in slot machines
Tokennoun
something of sentimental value
Tokenadjective
insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal);
