The difference between Perfunctory and Token

Perfunctory as an adjective:

Done only to fulfil a duty, or in a careless or indifferent manner; performed mechanically and as a thing of rote.

Token as a noun:

Something serving as an expression of something else; sign, symbol

Token as a noun:

A keepsake, memento, souvenir

Token as a noun:

A piece of stamped metal or plastic, etc., used as a substitute for money; a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services

Token as a noun (obsolete, sometimes, figurative):

Evidence, proof; a confirming detail; physical trace, mark, footprint.

Token as a noun:

Support for a belief; grounds for an opinion; reason, reasoning

Token as a noun:

An extraordinary event serving as evidence of supernatural power, a miracle

Token as a noun:

An object or disclosure to attest or authenticate the bearer or an instruction; a password

Token as a noun:

A seal guaranteeing the quality of an item.

Token as a noun:

Something given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good faith.

Token as a noun:

A tally

Token as a noun (philosophy):

A particular thing to which a concept applies.

Token as a noun (computing):

An atomic piece of data, such as a word, for which a meaning may be inferred during parsing. Also called a symbol.

Token as a noun (computing):

A conceptual object that can be possessed by a computer, process, etc. in order to regulate a turn-taking system such as a token ring network.

Token as a noun (computing):

A meaningless placeholder used as a substitute for sensitive data.

Token as a noun (grammar):

A lexeme; a basic, grammatically indivisible unit of a language such as a keyword, operator or identifier.

Token as a noun (corpus linguistics):

A single example of a certain word in a text or corpus, as opposed to a type.

Token as a noun (medical):

A characteristic sign of a disease or of a bodily disorder, a symptom; a sign of a bodily condition, recovery, or health.

Token as a noun (medical, obsolete):

A livid spot upon the body, indicating, or supposed to indicate, the approach of death.

Token as a noun (printing):

Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides.

Token as a noun (mining):

A bit of leather having a peculiar mark designating a particular miner. Each hewer sends one of these with each corf or tub he has hewn.

Token as a noun (mining):

A thin bed of coal indicating the existence of a thicker seam at no great distance.

Token as a noun (rail transport):

A physical object used for exchange between drivers and signalmen on single track lines.

Token as a noun (weaving):

In a loom, a colored signal to show the weaver which shuttle to use.

Token as a noun (Church of Scotland):

A piece of metal given beforehand to each person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of the Lord's Supper.

Token as an adjective:

Done as an indication or a pledge; perfunctory, minimal or merely symbolic.

Token as an adjective:

a minor attempt for appearance sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement

Token as a verb:

To betoken, indicate, portend, designate, denote

Token as a verb:

To betroth

Token as a verb (philosophy):

To symbolize, instantiate