Stamp vs. Token — What's the Difference?

Bring down (one's foot) heavily on the ground or on something on the ground

Something serving as an indication, proof, or expression of something else; a sign

Impress a pattern or mark on (a surface, object, or document) using an engraved or inked block or die

Something that signifies or evidences authority, validity, or identity

Fix a postage stamp or stamps on to (a letter)

A specific instance of a phenomenon or a class of things, as of a linguistic feature in a sample of a person's speech, that can be isolated for study or analysis.

Crush or pulverize (ore).

A person who is considered as representative of a social group, such as a lone individual or one of a small number of employees hired primarily to prevent an employer from being accused of discrimination.

An instrument for stamping a pattern or mark, in particular an engraved or inked block or die.

A keepsake or souvenir.

A small adhesive piece of paper stuck to something to show that an amount of money has been paid, in particular a postage stamp

A piece of stamped metal used as a substitute for currency

An act or sound of stamping with the foot

A small electronic device issued to a user to serve as proof of identity, as for the purpose of accessing a network.

A block for crushing ore in a stamp mill.

A piece of software that serves as proof of the user's identity.

To bring down (the foot) forcibly.

To betoken or symbolize; portend.

To bring the foot down onto (an object or surface) forcibly.

Done as an indication or pledge

To cause to be dislodged by stomping the feet

Perfunctory; minimal

To subdue, destroy, or eliminate

Being a product of tokenism; merely symbolic

To crush or grind with a heavy instrument

Something serving as an expression of something else.

To form or cut out by application of a mold, form, or die

A keepsake.

To imprint or impress with a mark, design, or seal

A piece of stamped metal or plastic, etc., used as a substitute for money; a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services.

To impress forcibly or permanently

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.

To affix an adhesive stamp to (an envelope, for example).

A minor attempt for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement.

To identify, characterize, or reveal

A member of a group of people that is included within a larger group to comply with a legal or social requirement.

To thrust the foot forcibly downward

Evidence, proof; a confirming detail; physical trace, mark, footprint.

To walk with forcible, heavy steps.

Support for a belief; grounds for an opinion.

The act of stamping.

An extraordinary event serving as evidence of supernatural power.

An implement or device used to impress, cut out, or shape something to which it is applied.

An object or disclosure to attest or authenticate the bearer or an instruction.

An impression or shape formed by such an implement or device.

A seal guaranteeing the quality of an item.

An official mark, design, or seal that indicates ownership, approval, completion, or the payment of a tax.

Something given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good faith.

A small piece of gummed paper sold by a government for attachment to an article that is to be mailed; a postage stamp.

A tally.

A similar piece of gummed paper issued for a specific purpose

(philosophy) A particular thing to which a concept applies.

An identifying or characterizing mark or impression

(computing) An atomic piece of data, such as a word, for which a meaning may be inferred during parsing.

Characteristic nature or quality

(computing) A conceptual object that can be possessed by a computer, process, etc. in order to regulate a turn-taking system such as a token ring network.

An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.

(computing) A meaningless placeholder used as a substitute for sensitive data.

An indentation, imprint, or mark made by stamping.

(grammar) A lexeme; a basic, grammatically indivisible unit of a language such as a keyword, operator or identifier.

A device for stamping designs.

(corpus linguistics) A single example of a certain word in a text or corpus.

A small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage or other dues such as tax or licence fees.

(medical) A characteristic sign of a disease or of a bodily disorder, a symptom; a sign of a bodily condition, recovery, or health.

A small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, used to decorate letters or craft work.

A livid spot upon the body, indicating, or supposed to indicate, the approach of death.

A tattoo.

(printing) Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides.

(slang) A single dose of lysergic acid diethylamide.

(mining) A bit of leather having a peculiar mark designating a particular miner. Each hewer sent one of these with each corf or tub he had hewn.

A kind of heavy pestle, raised by water or steam power, for crushing ores.

(mining) A thin bed of coal indicating the existence of a thicker seam at no great distance.

Cast; form; character; distinguishing mark or sign; evidence.

(rail transport) A physical object used for exchange between drivers and signalmen on single track lines.

(intransitive) To step quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.

(weaving) In a loom, a colored signal to show the weaver which shuttle to use.

(transitive) To move (the foot or feet) quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.

(Church of Scotland) A piece of metal given beforehand to each person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of the Lord's Supper.

(transitive) To strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.

Done as an indication or a pledge.

(transitive) To mark by pressing quickly and heavily.

Perfunctory or merely symbolic; done or existing for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement.

(transitive) To give an official marking to, generally by impressing or imprinting a design or symbol.

(of people) Included in minimal numbers in order to create an impression or illusion of diversity, especially ethnic or gender diversity.

(transitive) To apply postage stamps to.

To betoken, indicate, portend, designate, denote

To mark; to impress.

To betroth

To strike beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.

(philosophy) To symbolize, instantiate

To bring down (the foot) forcibly on the ground or floor; as, he stamped his foot with rage.

Something intended or supposed to represent or indicate another thing or an event; a sign; a symbol; as, the rainbow is a token of God's covenant established with Noah.

To crush; to pulverize; specifically (Metal.), to crush by the blow of a heavy stamp, as ore in a mill.

A memorial of friendship; something by which the friendship of another person is to be kept in mind; a memento; a souvenir.

To impress with some mark or figure; as, to stamp a plate with arms or initials.

Something given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good faith, etc.

Fig.: To impress; to imprint; to fix deeply; as, to stamp virtuous principles on the heart.

A piece of metal intended for currency, and issued by a private party, usually bearing the name of the issuer, and redeemable in lawful money. Also, a coin issued by government, esp. when its use as lawful money is limited and its intrinsic value is much below its nominal value.

To cut out, bend, or indent, as paper, sheet metal, etc., into various forms, by a blow or suddenly applied pressure with a stamp or die, etc.; to mint; to coin.

A livid spot upon the body, indicating, or supposed to indicate, the approach of death.

To put a stamp on, as for postage; as, to stamp a letter; to stamp a legal document.

Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides.

To strike; to beat; to crush.

A piece of metal given beforehand to each person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of the Lord's Supper.

To strike the foot forcibly downward.

A bit of leather having a peculiar mark designating a particular miner. Each hewer sends one of these with each corf or tub he has hewn.

The act of stamping, as with the foot.

In a Jacquard loom, a colored signal to show the weaver which shuttle to use.

The which stamps; any instrument for making impressions on other bodies, as a die.

To betoken.

The mark made by stamping; a mark imprinted; an impression.

An individual instance of a type of symbol;

That which is marked; a thing stamped.

A metal or plastic disk that can be used (as a substitute for coins) in slot machines

A picture cut in wood or metal, or made by impression; a cut; a plate.

Something of sentimental value

An official mark set upon things chargeable with a duty or tax to government, as evidence that the duty or tax is paid; as, the stamp on a bill of exchange.

Insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal);

A stamped or printed device, usually paper, issued by the government at a fixed price, and required by law to be affixed to, or stamped on, certain papers, as evidence that the government dues are paid; as, a postage stamp; a tax stamp; a receipt stamp, etc.

An instrument for cutting out, or shaping, materials, as paper, leather, etc., by a downward pressure.

A character or reputation, good or bad, fixed on anything as if by an imprinted mark; current value; authority; as, these persons have the stamp of dishonesty; the Scriptures bear the stamp of a divine origin.

Make; cast; form; character; as, a man of the same stamp, or of a different stamp.

A kind of heavy hammer, or pestle, raised by water or steam power, for beating ores to powder; anything like a pestle, used for pounding or beating.

A half-penny.

Money, esp. paper money.

A token that postal fees have been paid

The distinctive form in which a thing is made;

A type or class;

A symbol that is the result of printing;

Machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores

A block or die used to imprint a mark or design

A device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents

Walk heavily;

To mark, or produce an imprint in or on something;

Reveal clearly as having a certain character;

Affix a stamp to;

Treat or classify according to a mental stereotype;

Destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot;

Form or cut out with a mold, form, or die;

Crush or grind with a heavy instrument;

Raise in a relief;