Meanings
Readings
Common Words
Intransitive verb
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
Historical term
paying tribute; tribute
Intransitive verb
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to give (in support)
to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
Idiomatic expression
time to pay the piper; time to pay the land tax (in kind)
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
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Constituents
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Mnemonic Stories
The emperor demanded a tribute of pearls, so the villagers had to learn the craft of farming shellfish.
The artisan’s craft was making jewelry from shellfish shells - a tribute to the ocean’s beauty.
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