incidental

in·ci·den·tal  (ns-dntl)

adj.

1. Occurring or likely to occur as an unpredictable or minor accompaniment: the snags incidental to a changeover in upper management. See Synonyms at accidental.

2. Of a minor, casual, or subordinate nature: incidental expenses.

n.

A minor accompanying item or expense: a pocket in the suitcase for incidentals.

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incidental

Adjective

1. happening in connection with or resulting from something more important

2. secondary or minor: incidental expenses

incidentally adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	incidental - (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified; "he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses" incidental expense, minor expense plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one expense - money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer; "he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting"
	2.	incidental - an item that is incidental item, point - a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first"
Adj.	1.	incidental - (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence; "incidental expenses"; "the road will bring other incidental advantages"; "extra duties incidental to the job"; "labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion"; "confusion incidental to a quick change" incident basic - pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities"
	2.	incidental - not of prime or central importance; "nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry"- Pubs.MLA nonessential inessential, unessential - not basic or fundamental
	3.	incidental - following or accompanying as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable" concomitant, consequent, ensuant, resultant, accompanying, attendant, sequent subsequent - following in time or order; "subsequent developments"

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incidental

adjective 1. secondary, subsidiary, subordinate, minor, occasional, ancillary, nonessential << OPPOSITE essential

adjective 2. accompanying, related, attendant, contingent, contributory, concomitant

Translations

incidental [ɪnsɪˈdɛntl] adj → circunstancial, accesorio (= unplanned); fortuito;

incidental to → relacionado con;

incidental expenses → (gastos mpl) imprevistos mpl

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incidental [ɪnsɪˈdɛntl] adj → accessoire (= unplanned); accidentel(le);

incidental to → qui accompagne;

incidental expenses → faux frais mpl

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incidental [ɪnsɪˈdɛntl] adj → zusätzlich;

(unimportant) → nebensächlich;

incidental to → verbunden mit;

incidental expenses → Nebenkosten pl

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incidental [ɪnsɪˈdɛntl] adj → accessorio/a, d'accompagnamento (= unplanned); incidentale;

incidental to → marginale a;

incidental expenses npl → spese fpl accessorie