- being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty;the nominal head of the country.
- (of a price, consideration, etc.) named as a mere matter of form, being trifling in comparison with the actual or expected amount or value; minimal or insignificant: a nominal fee;a nominal improvement.
- of, relating to, or constituting a name or names.
- Grammar.
- of, relating to, or producing a noun or nouns: a nominal suffix.
- functioning as or like a noun.
- assigned to a person by name: nominal shares of stock.
- containing, bearing, or giving a name or names.
- (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.
- performing or achieved within expected, acceptable limits; normal and satisfactory: The mission was nominal throughout.
- a word or group of words functioning as a noun.
- in name only; theoretical
- minimal in comparison with real worth or what is expected; token
- of, relating to, constituting, bearing, or giving a name
- of or relating to a noun or noun phrase
- a nominal element; a noun, noun phrase, or syntactically similar structure
- the harmonic an octave above the strike tone of a bell
