nominal
/ˈnɑmɪnəl/
adjective
- Very small or far below the real value or cost; almost nothing.
- The company charged a nominal fee for the repair service.
- She paid a nominal rent of one dollar per month for the old cottage.
- The membership fee is nominal, only five dollars a year.
- In name only, not in reality; existing in title but not in function or effect.
- The king was the nominal ruler, while the prime minister held the real power.
- She was the nominal owner of the house, though her parents had paid for it.
- He is the nominal head of the committee, but his assistant makes all the decisions.
- (of a role or position) having the title but not the actual authority or duties.
- The nominal captain rarely attended team meetings.
- The vice president serves as the nominal leader of the board.
- He was given the nominal title of advisor, but he had no influence.
- Relating to or constituting a name or term.
- The list included only nominal entries, not full descriptions.
- In grammar, a nominal phrase functions as a noun.
- The nominal value of the bond is printed on the certificate.
Antonyms
noun
- A word or group of words that functions as a noun in a sentence.
- A nominal can be a single noun or a phrase acting as a noun.
- Students learned to identify nominals in their grammar exercises.
- In the sentence 'The big dog barked,' 'the big dog' is a nominal.