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nominal

/ˈnɒmɪnəl/  ·  say it: NOM·i·nuhl

existing in name only; very small

In Sophisticated Everyday

In more detail

1. (adjective) existing or stated in name only, not real or significant in practice

2. (adjective) (of a sum of money) very small compared to the real value or cost

3. (adjective) relating to or expressed in the form of a name or names

Examples

• 1. He was the nominal head of the company, but his brother made all the decisions.
• 2. We charge only a nominal fee for membership—just five dollars a year.
• 3. In grammar, the nominal group includes the noun and its modifiers.

Nearby in Sophisticated Everyday

inadvertent, innocuous, meticulousness, ostensible, palpable, perfunctory