a gift, testimonial, compliment, or the like, given as due or in acknowledgment of gratitude or esteem.

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.

a rent, tax, or the like, as that paid by a subject to a sovereign.

any exacted or enforced payment or contribution.

obligation or liability to make such payment.

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accusation , blame , criticism

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accolade , acknowledgment , applause , appreciation , citation , commendation , compliment , encomium , esteem , eulogy , gift , gratitude , honor , laudation , memorial , offering , panegyric , recognition , recommendation , respect , salutation , salvo , congratulation , praise , salute , declaration , duty , grant , levy , obligation , ovation , payment , tariff , tax , testimonial