nominal

8 definitions • 11 examples

in name or thought but not in fact or not as things really are:

She's the nominal head of our college - the real work is done by her deputy.

A nominal amount of money is very small compared to an expected price or value:

a nominal sum/charge

For a nominal fee, they will deliver orders to customers' homes.

relating to a noun

in name or thought, but not in reality:

He’s the nominal head of the university.

(of a sum of money) very small compared to an expected price or value:

There is a nominal fee for the workshop.

very small, or smaller than the usual amount:

The hotel developers will lease the land for a nominal fee .

We pay our volunteers a nominal amount.

The costs incurred to activate the new service would be nominal.

used to describe something that is said to be a particular thing, but is not actually that thing:

Although he has retired, the company is still under his nominal control.

He regarded this responsibility as purely nominal.

a nominal amount relates to prices or rates that are correct at the present time but do not show the effect of inflation:

Merchandise imports have expanded significantly faster than world trade in both real and nominal dollar values.