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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
nom•i•nal /ˈnɑmənəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. being such in name only;
    so-called:He was only the nominal head of the country.
  2. Businessbeing small or low in amount when compared with the actual value:He offered them the house for a nominal price.
  3. of, relating to, or being a name or names.
  4. Grammarof, relating to, functioning as, or producing a noun:The suffix -ness in the word liveliness is a nominal suffix.
nom•i•nal•ly, adv.: He's only nominally in charge here.See -nom-2.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
nom•i•nal  (nom′ə nl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. being such in name only;
    so-called;
    putative:a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country.
  2. Law(of a price, consideration, etc.) named as a mere matter of form, being trifling in comparison with the actual value;
    minimal.
  3. of, pertaining to, or constituting a name or names.
  4. Grammar
    • of, pertaining to, or producing a noun or nouns:a nominal suffix.
    • functioning as or like a noun.
  5. assigned to a person by name:nominal shares of stock.
  6. containing, bearing, or giving a name or names.
  7. Economics, Business(of money, income, or the like) measured in an amount rather than in real value:Nominal wages have risen 50 percent, but real wages are down because of inflation.
  8. Aerospaceperforming or achieved within expected, acceptable limits;
    normal and satisfactory:The mission was nominal throughout.
  9. Slang Termsdone smoothly as expected:The space shot was nominal, proceeding without a hitch.

n. 
  1. Grammara word or group of words functioning as a noun.
  • Latin nōminālis of, belonging to a name, nominal, equivalent. to nōmin- (stem of nōmen; see nomen) + -ālis -al1
  • late Middle English nominalle of a noun 1425–75
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged titular, formal.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nominal / ˈnɒmɪnəl/
  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. of or relating to a noun or noun phrase
  1. a nominal element; a noun, noun phrase, or syntactically similar structure
  2. the harmonic an octave above the strike tone of a bell
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin nōminālis of a name, from nōmen nameˈnominally

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