jeton

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noun

A counter or token.

OriginFrench jeton →
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Meanings

nounjeton (plural jetons)

plural jetons

  1. A counter or token.

    The girl took a jeton and was given a fresh towel which she draped over her arm like a waiter.

    1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 490

Origin

  1. Frenchjeter
  2. Frenchjeton
  3. Englishjeton

Borrowed from French jeton.

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Translations

Bulgarian жетон
  • жетон (žeton)A counter
Czech žeton
  • žetonA counter
Finnish pelimarkka
  • pelimarkkaA counter
Polish żeton
  • żetonA counter

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tejon
Cite this entry
APA

jeton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jeton

MLA

“jeton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jeton. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jeton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jeton.

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