token gesture



token gesture

an action or a decision that is so small or inconsequential as to be only symbolic. Offering to pay for my dinner was only a token gesture. That does little to make up for my inconvenience.
See also: token

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Chibuike-Western African, Igbo
Tshering-Tibetan, Bhutanese
VÄInÄMÖInen-Finnish Mythology
Maximmahk-SEEM (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Sieger-Dutch, German
Adelaide['ædəleid]