English · Idiom Candidate

by the same token

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Similarly, or for the same reason

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tương tự, hoặc vì cùng một lý do

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: using the same coin or symbol

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

By the same token, the ' organic ' linkage between Eastern Europe and the USSR increases the likelihood that the problems of the Soviet Empire may become the undoing of the Russian Empire.

By the same token he gave her hand a reassuring squeeze before releasing it.

British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “by the same token” mean?

Similarly, or for the same reason Literally: using the same coin or symbol

Is “by the same token” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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