nominal

nom·i·nal  (nm-nl)

adj.

1.

a. Of, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a name or names.

b. Assigned to or bearing a person's name: nominal shares.

2. Existing in name only.

3. Philosophy Of or relating to nominalism.

4. Insignificantly small; trifling: a nominal sum.

5. Business

a. 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.

b. Of, relating to, or being the rate of interest or return without adjustment for compounding or inflation.

6. Grammar Of or relating to a noun or word group that functions as a noun.

7. Aerospace & Engineering According to plan or design: a nominal flight check.

n. Grammar

A word or group of words functioning as a noun.

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[Middle English nominalle, of nouns, from Latin nminlis, of names, from nmen, nmin-, name; see n-men- in Indo-European roots.]

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nomi·nal·ly adv.

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nominal [ˈnɒmɪn^əl]

adj

1. in name only; theoretical the nominal leader

2. minimal in comparison with real worth or what is expected; token a nominal fee

3. of, relating to, constituting, bearing, or giving a name

4. (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar of or relating to a noun or noun phrase

n

1. (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar a nominal element; a noun, noun phrase, or syntactically similar structure

2. (Music, other) Bell-ringing the harmonic an octave above the strike tone of a bell

[from Latin nōminālis of a name, from nōmen name]

nominally  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nominal - a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb nominal phrase, noun phrase phrase - an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
Adj.	1.	nominal - relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name; "the Russian system of nominal brevity"; "a nominal lists of priests"; "taxable males as revealed by the nominal rolls"
	2.	nominal - insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal); "the fee was nominal"; "a token gesture of resistance"; "a toknenish gesture" token, tokenish minimal, minimum - the least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service"
	3.	nominal - pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun; "nominal phrase"; "noun phrase" grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
	4.	nominal - of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation; "the nominal GDP"; "nominal interest rates" economic science, economics, political economy - the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management real - of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation; "real prices"; "real income"; "real wages"
	5.	nominal - named; bearing the name of a specific person; "nominative shares of stock" nominative specified - clearly and explicitly stated; "meals are at specified times"
	6.	nominal - existing in name only; "the nominal (or titular) head of his party" titular formal - being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress); "pay one's formal respects"; "formal dress"; "a formal ball"; "the requirement was only formal and often ignored"; "a formal education"

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nominal

adjective

1. titular, formal, purported, in name only, supposed, so-called, pretended, theoretical, professed, ostensible As he was still not allowed to run a company, his wife became its nominal head.

2. token, small, symbolic, minimal, trivial, trifling, insignificant, inconsiderable The ferries carry bicycles for a nominal charge.

Translations

nominal [ˈnɒmɪnl]

A. ADJ (= in name) [Christian, Catholic] → solamente de nombre, nominal; (= token) [sum, charge] → simbólico

B. CPD nominal partner N → socio/a m/f nominal
nominal value N → valor m nominal
nominal wage N → salario m nominal

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nominal [ˈnɒmɪn^əl] adj

[charge, rent, fee] → symbolique

(ECONOMY) [value] → nominal(e); [rate] → nominal(e)

(= in name only) [leader, head] → nominal(e); [Christian] → non pratiquant(e)

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nominal

adj

(= in name) → nominell; nominal shares → Stamm- or Gründungsaktien pl

(= small) salary, fee, amount, rent → nominell, symbolisch

(Gram) → Nominal-; nominal clause → Nominalphrase f

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nominal [ˈnɒmɪnl] adj (Gram, Econ) → nominale; (ostensible) → nominale, di nome

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nominal [ˈnɒmɪnl] adj (Gram, Econ) → nominale; (ostensible) → nominale, di nome

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nominal

adj nominal [ˈnəminəl]

1 in name only, not in reality He is only the nominal head of the firm. nominaal إسْمي، بالأسْم، رَمْزي формален podle jména nominel; af navn dem Namen nach κατ' όνομα και όχι στην ουσία nominal nimeline, fiktiivne اسمى nimellinen de nom, nominal בְּשֵם בִּלבָד नाम मात्र का samo po imenu,nestvaran névleges nominal sem er að nafninu til nominale, di nome 名ばかりの 명목상의 nominalus, formalus formāls pada nama sahaja in naam bare i navnet, symbolsk tytularny nominal cu numele; nominal номинальный; формальный podľa mena formalen nominalan nominell, formell, [] till namnet แต่ในนาม sözde, ismi var cismi yok, ad olarak 有名無實的 номінальний برائے نام thuộc danh nghĩa 有名无实的

2 very small He had to pay only a nominal fine. lae صَغير أو قَليل جِدّاً нищожен nepatrný ubetydelig unwesentlich συμβολικός, εικονικός simbólico nime poolest جزئى nimellinen insignifiant סִמלִי केवल नाम मात्र का, नाममात्र की राशि या किराया neznatan,beznačajan névleges kecil sem er til málamynda simbolico わずかな 아주 적은 minimalus, simbolinis nomināls, simbolisks sedikit gering symbolsk, nominell symboliczny nominal neînsemnat символический; ничтожный nepatrný neznaten nominalan obetydlig, symbolisk ซึ่งเล็กน้อยมาก çok küçük, sembolik 微不足道 незначний معمولي rất ít 微不足道