noun
- Small discs or tokens used for counting, keeping score, or as a substitute for money in games or transactions.
- Commemorative or decorative medals or tokens, historically issued for various occasions.
Usage: Plural of jeton; Historical or gaming context
Usage: Numismatic or historical context
Examples
- The casino provided jetons to players instead of using actual cash at the tables.
- Medieval merchants used jetons for accounting and record-keeping.
- She collected antique jetons from the 18th century.
- The game required players to move their jetons around the board based on dice rolls.
- Numismatists study jetons as artifacts of commercial and cultural history.