Meaning of 'nominal'

adjective

existing in name only

Example: "The minister is nominal head of their party, but the real power lies elsewhere."

Synonyms: titular

adjective

named

Synonyms: nominative

adjective

insignificantly small

Synonyms: token tokenish

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation

Example: "the nominal GDP"

adjective

pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun

Example: "nominal phrase"

adjective

relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name

Example: "the Russian system of nominal brevity"

noun

a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb

Synonyms: noun phrase nominal phrase