Token

What “Token” means

Noun

1. Something serving as an expression of something else.
2. A keepsake.
3. A piece of stamped metal or plastic, etc., used as a form of currency; a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services.
4. 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.
5. A minor attempt for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement; a formality.

Adj

1. Done as an indication or a pledge.
2. Perfunctory or merely symbolic; done or existing for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement.
3. Included in minimal numbers in order to create an impression or illusion of diversity, especially ethnic or gender diversity.

Verb

1. To betoken, indicate, portend, designate, denote
2. To betroth
3. To symbolize, instantiate

Where the word comes from

From Middle English token, taken, from Old English tācn (“sign, symbol”), from Proto-West Germanic *taikn, from Proto-Germanic *taikną (“indicator, symbol, sign”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show, instruct, teach”) with Germanic *k rather than *h by Kluge's law. Cognate with Scots takin, taiken (“token, sign”), Saterland Frisian Teken (“sign, symbol”), West Frisian teken (“sign, mark, symbol”), Dutch teken (“sign, indication, symbol”), German Low German Teken (“sign, symbol”), German Zeichen (“sign, token”), Danish tegn (“sign, token, character”), Swedish tecken (“sign, indication”), Faroese tekn, tekin (“mark, sign, signal”), Icelandic teikn (“sign, omen”), Icelandic tákn (“symbol”). The verb is from Middle English toknen, from Old English tācnian.

Business name ideas with “Token”

Industries where “Token” fits

We suggest this word for 5 business types and industries, including:

• Arcade
• Blockchain Startup
• Crypto Company
• Amusement Arcades
• Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities