- tribute, testimonial - something given or done as an expression of esteem
--1 is a kind of approval, commendation
- tribute - payment by one nation for protection by another
--2 is a kind of payment, defrayal, defrayment
- protection, tribute - payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection"
--3 is a kind of extortion
- protection, tribute - payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection"