nominalnom‧i‧nal /ˈnɒmɪnəl $ ˈnɑː-/ ●○○ adjective 
A nominal charge is made for use of the tennis courts.2officially described as being something, when this is not really true: the nominal head of the rebellion Their conversion to Christianity was only nominal.3nominal value/rate/income etc technical a nominal value etc does not show what something is really worth or really costs, because it does not take into account changes in the price of other goods and services OPP real: If prices rise and the nominal wage remains constant, the real wage falls.4technical relating to nouns or used as a noun: the nominal use of the present participle
WORD ORIGINnominal
Origin:
1400-1500 Latin nominalis, from nomen ‘name’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- It's fairly clear that he is only the nominal head of the local party -- in fact he's got no authority at all.
- The daughter had all the brains and did all the accounts -- the son was just the nominal boss of the business.
- Tickets for the concert are a nominal $3 for students.
- We are allowed to use the tennis courts for a nominal fee.
- A nominal diameter may also be derived from the volume of the pebble.
- Consequently, a nominal 60-year loan would in practice be made up of many short-, medium-, and long-term loans.
- It started in Fat Harry's, long after the nominal closing time, across a table littered with empty glasses.
- Oil prices in nominal dollar terms are expected to stay flat, at best, between now and the year 2000.
- On paper we have a nominal fund of £2.3m covering our 8000 patients.
- Soon you and I are going to be nominal proprietors of a rather sophisticated installation.
- The mean underwriting fee was 1.4 percent of the issue's nominal value.
- The Zener voltage should be chosen so that it is approximately 1V less than the nominal on-load battery voltage.
Longman Language Activatora small amount of money
· Most people will give a little to charity if they are asked.a little money/cash · I have a little cash with me, but not enough to pay for both of us.a little extra · He earns a little extra by working on weekends.a little over/under (=a little more or less than an amount of money) · The car costs a little over $20,000.a little more/less · A private room costs a little more, but it's worth it.
there is only a small amount of money, especially when you expect or need more: · After paying rent he doesn't have much left to buy food and pay bills.not much money/cash: · Pete didn't get much money when he sold his car.not very much: · I don't think he earns very much working at the bank.
a very small amount of money, so that there is not enough to have an effect: · He spends very little on food.· Considering they work so hard they're paid very little.very little money/cash: · When Maria lost her job she had very little money in savings.
if the amount that something costs is next to nothing , it is extremely cheap: · It costs next to nothing to go to an afternoon movie.· The company's profits climbed from next to nothing to $6 million in just two years.
a nominal sum, charge, or payment is very small, because what is important is that something is paid, even if it is much less than would usually be paid: · We are allowed to use the tennis courts for a nominal fee.a nominal £1/$5 etc: · Tickets for the concert are a nominal $3 for students.
an amount of money that is negligible is so small that it has no effect or is so small that it is not worth worrying about: · The cost of maintaining the machine is negligible.· Expenses for maintaining the investment fund are negligible - just half a percentage point of profit.
British /a drop in the bucket American informal an amount is a drop in the ocean or a drop in the bucket when it seems very small compared with what is really needed: · The United States pledge of $100 million to the rainforest fund is a drop in the ocean.· Third World debt is so massive that recent pledges to reduce it are just a drop in the bucket.
when the name of someone or something is not suitable a word used to describe someone or something that has been given a name that you think is wrong: · I went to see the playwright's so-called masterpiece and was very disappointed by it.· A lot has been written in recent years about the so-called "male menopause".
formal a name that is not correct or does not seem suitable: · The Palace of Justice - a terrible misnomer - was set on fire by the workers.be something of a misnomer: · The term "black-headed gull" is something of a misnomer, since the bird's head is actually brown.
having the name of a job or position in society, but not actually doing that job or having the responsibilities that go with it: · It's fairly clear that he is only the nominal head of the local party -- in fact he's got no authority at all.· The daughter had all the brains and did all the accounts -- the son was just the nominal boss of the business.
having a name or title, but not having the qualities or character that go with that name: · It's a revolutionary party in name only -- in fact it's quite conservative.· He will be my husband in name only - he knows I'm really in love with you.
use this about someone who gives himself or herself a particular title that you think they do not deserve and do not have a right to: · The self-styled Leader of the New Republic refused all attempts at negotiation by the former government.· These self-styled complementary therapists make a fortune out of preying on the gullibility of often very sick people.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY the nominal head of the rebellion If prices rise and the nominal wage remains constant, the real wage falls.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the nominal head of the rebellion If prices rise and the nominal wage remains constant, the real wage falls. (=a very small amount of money)· You can use the tennis courts for a nominal charge.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· Schemes vary, but usually you keep on your mortgage by holding back a nominal amount, say £1.
· The local agents provide an extensive catalogue of programs available at a nominal charge.· A red cotton T-shirt or running vest is available at a nominal charge of £1.00 together with sponsorship forms.· Homes for the elderly were shut, and formerly nominal charges increased and extended.· With Nina out of the office, however, some one was going to have to take nominal charge.· A nominal charge is made for table tennis and tennis tournaments.
· Those registered users of Word for Windows requiring the upgrade can obtain it from Microsoft for a nominal fee of £7.75inc.VAT.· Under the program, the government sold shares to citizens for a nominal fee to quickly transform state enterprises into private companies.· Traditionally, the people's singing has been delegated to a choir which is generally paid a nominal fee.
· Nevertheless other generals - Sanjurjo, the nominal head of the rebellion.· For these reasons, if none other, the Lord Chancellor, is more than a nominal head of the judiciary.
· Additional effects are found from the growth in nominal income which is associated with an increase in own-country relative returns.· It follows that their demand for bank deposits is also growing at twice the rate of growth of nominal income.· In particular, establishing a close and sustained relationship between money and nominal income or prices has been especially elusive.
· It is misleading, however, to compare nominal interest rates.· The rise in the inflation rate, in turn, raises the nominal interest rate. 5.· If the international Fisher effect holds, then we can derive the nominal interest rates using that is, and that is,.· The rate of interest on a new loan is referred to as the nominal interest rate.
· So we have: where m t is the economy-wide average quantity of nominal money.· This assertion leads directly to the proposition that money national income and the nominal money supply must be directly correlated with each other.· The fourth equation of the model describes the process by which the average quantity of nominal money holdings is determined.· For equilibrium, where is the rate of change of the nominal money supply set by the monetary authorities.· Full employment output, y *;, is invariant with respect to the absolute price level and the nominal money stock.
· The nominal rate of interest has two components.· However low nominal rates of interest go, they still remain positive in real terms.· Further small cuts in nominal rates would be welcome but are not enough.
· He applied for a grant of land and this was sold to him for a nominal sum.· It would save money simply to give the pits to the miners for a nominal sum, say £1.· These were leased for a nominal sum from a very understanding Tangmere Parish Council.
· Company A took merger relief and recorded its investment in B at the nominal value of the shares issued.· Also barred would have been gifts, except for items of nominal value, such as shirts or mugs.· The mean underwriting fee was 1.4 percent of the issue's nominal value.· The box, with a nominal value of £5, was for the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow trust.· The nominal value is meaningless and may be misleading, except in so far as it determines the minimum liability.· Grand Trunk shares traded at around three times their nominal value.· Over 100 stocks were listed with a total nominal value of just under £125 billion and a market value slightly in excess of this.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1nominal sum/charge/fee etc a very small sum of money, especially when compared with what something would usually cost or what it is worth: - A red cotton T-shirt or running vest is available at a nominal charge of £1.00 together with sponsorship forms.
- He applied for a grant of land and this was sold to him for a nominal sum.
- Homes for the elderly were shut, and formerly nominal charges increased and extended.
- It would save money simply to give the pits to the miners for a nominal sum, say £1.
- The local agents provide an extensive catalogue of programs available at a nominal charge.
- Those registered users of Word for Windows requiring the upgrade can obtain it from Microsoft for a nominal fee of £7.75inc.VAT.
- Traditionally, the people's singing has been delegated to a choir which is generally paid a nominal fee.
- Under the program, the government sold shares to citizens for a nominal fee to quickly transform state enterprises into private companies.
- Additional effects are found from the growth in nominal income which is associated with an increase in own-country relative returns.
- Also barred would have been gifts, except for items of nominal value, such as shirts or mugs.
- However low nominal rates of interest go, they still remain positive in real terms.
- The nominal rate of interest has two components.
- The nominal value is meaningless and may be misleading, except in so far as it determines the minimum liability.
- The accumulated fund represents the nominal value of the net assets of the Law Society valued at historic cost.
- The box, with a nominal value of £5, was for the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow trust.
- The mean underwriting fee was 1.4 percent of the issue's nominal value.
A nominal charge is made for use of the tennis courts.2officially described as being something, when this is not really true: the nominal head of the rebellion Their conversion to Christianity was only nominal.3nominal value/rate/income etc technical a nominal value etc does not show what something is really worth or really costs, because it does not take into account changes in the price of other goods and services OPP real: If prices rise and the nominal wage remains constant, the real wage falls.4technical relating to nouns or used as a noun: the nominal use of the present participle