nominal

CEFRB2

/ˈnɒm.ɪ.nl̩/

adjective

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  1. 01

    adjective

    Very small compared with what is expected.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Existing in name but not in reality.

Examples

  • Nominal GDP, measured in current prices, grew 5.6% in 2015 and 6.8% in 2016.

  • Price increases explain the difference between the real and nominal growth rates.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Assigned to or bearing a person's name.

  2. Existing in name only.

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

More examples

In context

  • He gave me only a nominal sum for my services.

  • 1856 February, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Oliver Goldsmith, republished in 1865, The Miscellaneous Writings of Lord Macaulay, Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts and Green, page 300, At Edinburgh he passed eighteen months in nominal attendance on lectures, and p...

  • a nominal difference

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Origin

adjective

From the Middle English nominalle (“of nouns”), borrowed from Latin nōminālis (“of names”), ultimately from oblique stem of Latin nōmen, nōminis (“name”) + -al.