nominal
(of a price, consideration, etc.) named as a mere matter of form, being trifling in comparison with the actual or expected amount or value; minimal or insignificant: a nominal fee;a nominal improvement.
of, relating to, or constituting a name or names.
Grammar.
of, relating to, or producing a noun or nouns: a nominal suffix.
functioning as or like a noun.
assigned to a person by name: nominal shares of stock.
containing, bearing, or giving a name or names.
(of money, income, or the like) measured in an amount rather than in real value: Nominal wages have risen 50 percent, but real wages are down because of inflation.
Chiefly Aerospace. performing or achieved within expected, acceptable limits; normal and satisfactory: The mission was nominal throughout.
Grammar. a word or group of words functioning as a noun.
Origin of nominal
1Other words for nominal
Other words from nominal
- pre·nom·i·nal, adjective
- un·nom·i·nal, adjective
- un·nom·i·nal·ly, adverb
Words Nearby nominal
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How to use nominal in a sentence
But the fighting continues, and grows worse, despite a nominal ceasefire.
By contrast, incumbent Democrat Pat Quinn only faced nominal opposition in his primary.
Illinois’s Mitt Romney Takes On Rod Blagojevich’s Successor | Ben Jacobs | March 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIts nominal charter was publishing, more or less quarterly, a humor magazine.
Doug Kenney: The Odd Comic Genius Behind ‘Animal House’ and National Lampoon | Robert Sam Anson | March 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt's common to view a nominal commitment to a Palestinian state as a public relations tactic.
Israel's Political Process Sabotages Peace Efforts, But There Is A Constituency For Peace | Matt Lerner | November 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSince WWII, the US unemployment rate has averaged 8% when the short-term nominal T-bill rate is 2% or lower.
He was young to be a colonel, but the title was merely nominal and complimentary, and not given for any service to his country.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesThe nominal intendente da policia is also the supreme judge in criminal cases.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamThe rule of the King, nominal within the walls of his own palace, was laughed at in the city and ignored beyond its walls.
The Red Year | Louis TracyFour nominal species of the genus Pipistrellus are currently recognized in North America.
A Synopsis of the American Bats of the Genus Pipistrellus | Walter W. DalquestAdiutrix for work elsewhere, it recalled both governor and legion, and gave up the more northerly of his nominal conquests.
British Dictionary definitions for nominal
/ (ˈnɒmɪnəl) /
in name only; theoretical: the nominal leader
minimal in comparison with real worth or what is expected; token: a nominal fee
of, relating to, constituting, bearing, or giving a name
grammar of or relating to a noun or noun phrase
grammar a nominal element; a noun, noun phrase, or syntactically similar structure
bell-ringing the harmonic an octave above the strike tone of a bell
Origin of nominal
1Derived forms of nominal
- nominally, adverb
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