nominally


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
nominal/ˈnɒmɪnl/
adjective
  • 1 existing in name only.

    ■ relating to or consisting of names.

  • 2 (of a sum of money) very small; far below the real value or cost: a nominal fee.
  • 3 (of a quantity or dimension) stated but not necessarily corresponding exactly to the real value.
  • 4 Grammar headed by or having the function of a noun.
  • 5 informal functioning normally or acceptably.
– derivatives
nominally adverb.
– origin C15: from L. nominalis, from nomen, nomin- ‘name’.
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