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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nom•i•nal•ly (nom′ə nl ē),USA pronunciation adv. - by or as regards name;
in name; ostensibly:He was nominally the leader, but others actually ran the organization.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024nom•i•nal /ˈnɑmənəl/USA pronunciation adj. - being such in name only;
so-called:He was only the nominal head of the country. - Businessbeing small or low in amount when compared with the actual value:He offered them the house for a nominal price.
- of, relating to, or being a name or names.
- Grammarof, relating to, functioning as, or producing a noun:The suffix -ness in the word liveliness is a nominal suffix.
nom•i•nal•ly, adv.: He's only nominally in charge here.See -nom-2. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nom•i•nal (nom′ə nl),USA pronunciation adj. - being such in name only;
so-called; putative:a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country. - Law(of a price, consideration, etc.) named as a mere matter of form, being trifling in comparison with the actual value;
minimal. - of, pertaining to, or constituting a name or names.
- Grammar
- of, pertaining 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.
- Economics, Business(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.
- Aerospaceperforming or achieved within expected, acceptable limits;
normal and satisfactory:The mission was nominal throughout. - Slang Termsdone smoothly as expected:The space shot was nominal, proceeding without a hitch.
n. - Grammara word or group of words functioning as a noun.
- Latin nōminālis of, belonging to a name, nominal, equivalent. to nōmin- (stem of nōmen; see nomen) + -ālis -al1
- late Middle English nominalle of a noun 1425–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged titular, formal.
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