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nominal

nom·i·nal [ nómmən'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. so-called: acting or being something in name only, but not in reality

2. very low in cost: representing very little cost when compared with the actual value received
a nominal fee

3. bearing somebody's name: assigned to a named person, and bearing that person's name

4. of names: relating to or consisting of a name or names

5. grammar of noun: relating to a noun or a group of words that functions as a noun

6. accounting relating to current prices: considered in terms of the stated or original value only, and ignoring changes due to inflation and other factors



noun  (plural nom·i·nals)
Definition:
 
grammar noun or noun group: a word or group of words that functions as a noun

[15th century. Directly or via French< Latin nominalis< nomen "name"]

nom·i·nal·ly adverb
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