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nom·i·nal
 (n  m   -n l)
KEY
ADJECTIVE:
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- Of, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a name or names.
- Assigned to or bearing a person's name:
nominal shares.
- Existing in name only.
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Philosophy
Of or relating to nominalism.
- Insignificantly small; trifling:
a nominal sum.
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Business
- Of, relating to, or being the amount or face value of a sum of money or a stock certificate, for example, and not the purchasing power or market value.
- Of, relating to, or being the rate of interest or return without adjustment for compounding or inflation.
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Grammar
Of or relating to a noun or word group that functions as a noun.
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Aerospace & Engineering
According to plan or design:
a nominal flight check.
NOUN:
Grammar
- A word or group of words functioning as a noun.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English nominalle, of nouns, from Latin n min lis, of names, from nmen
, nmin-, name; see n -men- in Indo-European roots
OTHER FORMS:
nomi·nal·ly
(Adverb)
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