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Noun: token  towkun
  1. An individual instance of a type of symbol
    "the word'error' contains three tokens of 'r'"
    - item
     
  2. Something serving as a sign of something else
     
  3. A metal or plastic disk that can be redeemed or used in designated slot machines
     
  4. Something of sentimental value
    - keepsake, souvenir, relic
Adjective: token  towkun
  1. Insignificantly small; a matter of form only ('tokenish' is informal)
    "a token gesture of resistance"
    - nominal, tokenish

Derived forms: tokens

See also: minimal, minimum

Type of: disc, disk [N. Amer], mark, object, physical object, sign, symbol

Encyclopedia: Token