Attribute vs. Tribute — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Attribute and Tribute
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Attribute
To regard as arising from a particular cause or source; ascribe
Attributed their failure to a lack of preparation.
Tribute
A tribute () (from Latin tributum, contribution) is wealth, often in kind, that a party gives to another as a sign of respect or, as was often the case in historical contexts, of submission or allegiance. Various ancient states exacted tribute from the rulers of land which the state conquered or otherwise threatened to conquer.
Attribute
To regard (a work, for example) as belonging to or produced by a specified agent, place, or time
Attributed the painting to Titian.
Attributed the vase to 18th-century Japan.
Tribute
An act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration
A symposium organized to pay tribute to Darwin
The video is a tribute to the musicals of the 40s
Attribute
A quality or characteristic inherent in or ascribed to someone or something.
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Tribute
Payment made periodically by one state or ruler to another, especially as a sign of dependence
The king had at his disposal plunder and tribute amassed through warfare
Attribute
An object associated with and serving to identify a character, personage, or office
Lightning bolts are an attribute of Zeus.
Tribute
A proportion of ore or its equivalent, paid to a miner for his work, or to the owner or lessor of a mine.
Attribute
(Grammar) A word or phrase syntactically subordinate to another word or phrase that it modifies; for example, my sister's and brown in my sister's brown dog.
Tribute
A gift, payment, declaration, or other acknowledgment of gratitude, respect, or admiration
Put up a plaque as a tribute to his generosity.
Attribute
A characteristic or quality of a thing.
His finest attribute is his kindness.
Tribute
Evidence attesting to some praiseworthy quality or characteristic
Winning the scholarship was a tribute to her hard work.
Attribute
An object that is considered typical of someone or some function, in particular as an artistic convention.
The eagle and the bolt of lightning are attributes of Jove.
Tribute
A payment in money or other valuables made by one ruler or nation to another in acknowledgment of submission or as the price of protection or security.
Attribute
(grammar) A word that qualifies a noun.
Tribute
A tax imposed for such payment.
Attribute
(logic) That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident.
Tribute
Any payment exacted for protection.
Attribute
An option or setting belonging to some object.
This packet has its coherency attribute set to zero.
A file with the read-only attribute set cannot be overwritten.
Tribute
A payment or tax given by a feudal vassal to an overlord.
Attribute
(programming) A semantic item with which a method or other code element may be decorated.
Properties can be marked as obsolete with an attribute, which will cause the compiler to generate a warning if they are used.
Tribute
The obligation to make such a payment.
Attribute
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Tribute
An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.
Please accept this as a tribute of our thanks.
Attribute
A numeric value representing the colours of part of the screen display.
Tribute
An homage made in a body of work to another work or creator.
Attribute
To ascribe (something) to a given cause, reason etc.
Tribute
A payment made by one nation to another in submission.
The Ancient Romans made their conquered countries pay tribute.
Attribute
To associate ownership or authorship of (something) to someone.
This poem is attributed to Browning.
Tribute
Extortion; protection money.
Attribute
To ascribe; to consider (something) as due or appropriate (to); to refer, as an effect to a cause; to impute; to assign; to consider as belonging (to).
We attribute nothing to God that hath any repugnancy or contradiction in it.
The merit of service is seldom attributed to the true and exact performer.
Tribute
A payment made by a feudal vassal to his lord.
Attribute
That which is attributed; a quality which is considered as belonging to, or inherent in, a person or thing; an essential or necessary property or characteristic.
But mercy is above this sceptered away; . . .It is an attribute to God himself.
Tribute
(mining) A certain proportion of the mined ore, or of its value, given to the miner as payment.
Attribute
Reputation.
Tribute
(transitive) To pay as tribute.
Attribute
A conventional symbol of office, character, or identity, added to any particular figure; as, a club is the attribute of Hercules.
Tribute
An annual or stated sum of money or other valuable thing, paid by one ruler or nation to another, either as an acknowledgment of submission, or as the price of peace and protection, or by virtue of some treaty; as, the Romans made their conquered countries pay tribute.
Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute.
Attribute
Quality, etc., denoted by an attributive; an attributive adjunct or adjective.
Tribute
A personal contribution, as of money, praise, service, etc., made in token of services rendered, or as that which is due or deserved; as, a tribute of affection.
Implores the passing tribute of a sigh.
Attribute
A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished;
Self-confidence is not an endearing property
Tribute
A certain proportion of the ore raised, or of its value, given to the miner as his recompense.
Attribute
An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
Tribute
To pay as tribute.
Attribute
Attribute or credit to;
We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare
People impute great cleverness to cats
Tribute
Something given or done as an expression of esteem
Attribute
Decide as to where something belongs in a scheme;
The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class
Tribute
Payment by one nation for protection by another
Tribute
Payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence;
Every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection
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