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
MelvaMEL-vəEnglish
JockJAHKScottish
Ndidi-Western African, Igbo
JordanJAWR-dən (English)English, Macedonian
Xochilt-Spanish
Otylia-Polish