Definition of Nominal

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Nominal

Of or pertaining to a name or names; having to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a nominal definition.

Existing in name only; not real; as, a nominal difference.

A nominalist.

A verb formed from a noun.

A name; an appellation.

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Nominal Quotations

I maintain an ongoing survey of Internet Publishing and self publishing, so that it is now possible for any writer with a book to get it published at nominal cost or free, and to have it on sale at booksellers like Amazon.com.
Piers Anthony

Sovereignty is a word that is used often but it has really no specific meaning. Sovereignty today is nominal. Any number of countries that are sovereign are sovereign only nominally and relatively.
Zbigniew Brzezinski

Balancing a nominal budget will solve nothing, and attempting to achieve such a spurious balance will produce much mischief.
William Vickrey

The nominal budget is a poor indicator of the impact of government outlays and revenues.
William Vickrey

Nominal Translations

nominal in German is nominal, namentlich, namentliche
nominal in Spanish is nominal
nominal in Swedish is symbolisk

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