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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
in·ci·den·tal       [in-si-den-tl] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.happening or likely to happen in an unplanned or subordinate conjunction with something else.
2.incurred casually and in addition to the regular or main amount: incidental expenses.
3.likely to happen or naturally appertaining (usually fol. by to).
–noun
4.something incidental, as a circumstance.
5.incidentals, minor expenses.
[Origin: 1610–20; incident + -al1]

—Related forms
in·ci·den·tal·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. casual, chance, fortuitous; contingent.
—Antonyms 1. fundamental.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
in·ci·den·tal       (ĭn'sĭ-děn'tl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Occurring or likely to occur as an unpredictable or minor accompaniment: the snags incidental to a changeover in upper management. See Synonyms at accidental.
  2. Of a minor, casual, or subordinate nature: incidental expenses.

n.   A minor accompanying item or expense: a pocket in the suitcase for incidentals.

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incidental

adjective
1. (sometimes followed by 'to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence; "incidental expenses"; "the road will bring other incidental advantages"; "extra duties incidental to the job"; "labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion"; "confusion incidental to a quick change" [ant: basic] 
2. not of prime or central importance; "nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry"- Pubs.MLA 
3. following or accompanying as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable" [syn: attendant] 

noun
1. (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified; "he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses" [syn: incidental expense] 
2. an item that is incidental 

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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: in·ci·den·tal
Pronunciation: "in-s&-'dent-&l
Function: adjective
1 : subordinate or secondary in importance or position <incidental benefits>
2 : INCIDENT
3 : occurring by chance or in isolation <incidental use of a person's image> —in·ci·den·tal·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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