payment vs token payment

token payment vs payment

payment and token payment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
payment	Yes	No	No	No
token payment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, token payment is a hyponym of payment; that is, token payment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than payment:

payment: a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
token payment: a small payment made in acknowledgement of an obligation

Other hyponyms of payment include royalty, bonus, incentive, overpayment, underpayment, subscription, regular payment, blood money, recompense, refund, conscience money, support payment, reward, bribe, payoff, residual, benefit, lump sum, final payment, payoff, remission, remitment, remittal, remittance, quittance, repayment, penalty, pittance, insurance premium, premium, installment, deposit, down payment, satisfaction, credit, deferred payment, cash, immediate payment.

payment (noun)	token payment (noun)
the act of paying money	a small payment made in acknowledgement of an obligation
an act of requiting; returning in kind
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged

Difference between payment and token payment

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