# der Tribut

der Tribut is a German noun meaning “tribute”. Forms: des Tributes, die Tribute.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Tributes
- Plural: die Tribute

## In other languages

- Русский: дань

## Meanings

1. tribute (payment made by one nation to another in submission)
2. _figurative_ toll
   - seinen Tribut fordern — to take its toll

## Examples

- Der Kaiser zahlte dem Sultan Tribut, um nicht angegriffen zu werden. — The kaiser paid tribute to the sultan to avoid being attacked.

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