token payment
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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An officer later gave him a token payment of about $350, a fraction of his losses and medical expenses.
From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2021
After years of fighting for compensation and acknowledgment of the crime, Tolan had to settle for a token payment and no apology.
From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2018
Gox for a token payment of one bitcoin, or about $400.
From Reuters • Apr. 11, 2014
"The amount we request in compromise is a token payment to reflect some small amount of the losses of our clients to illegal filesharing."
From The Guardian • Jul. 16, 2010
Money was a problem: Even a token payment to a caretaker was difficult to raise.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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