nominal

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nom·i·nal /ˈnɒmɪnəl $ ˈnɑː-/ adjectiveadj

1 nominal sum/charge/fee etc LITTLE/NOT MUCHa very small sum of money, especially when compared with what something would usually cost or what it is worth 象征性的金额/收费/费用等

A nominal charge is made for use of the tennis courts.

使用这些网球场只是象征性地收取费用。

Examples from the Corpus

nominal sum/charge/fee etc• He applied for a grant of land and this was sold to him for a nominal sum.• The local agents provide an extensive catalogue of programs available at a nominal charge.• Traditionally, the people's singing has been delegated to a choir which is generally paid a nominal fee.• Homes for the elderly were shut, and formerly nominal charges increased and extended.• A red cotton T-shirt or running vest is available at a nominal charge of £1.00 together with sponsorship forms.• Those registered users of Word for Windows requiring the upgrade can obtain it from Microsoft for a nominal fee of £7.75inc.VAT.• It would save money simply to give the pits to the miners for a nominal sum, say £1.• Under the program, the government sold shares to citizens for a nominal fee to quickly transform state enterprises into private companies.

2 NAME OF A THINGofficially described as being something, when this is not really true 名义上的，有名无实的

the nominal head of the rebellion

这次叛乱名义上的领导人

Their conversion to Christianity was only nominal.

他们只是名义上皈依了基督教。

3 nominal value/rate/income etc technical a nominal value etc does not show what something is really worth or really costs, because it does not take into account changes in the price of other goods and services 票面价值/名义价格/名义收入等 OPP real

If prices rise and the nominal wage remains constant, the real wage falls.

如果物价上涨而名义工资保持不变，其实等于工资降低。

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nominal value/rate/income etc• The mean underwriting fee was 1.4 percent of the issue's nominal value.• The nominal value is meaningless and may be misleading, except in so far as it determines the minimum liability.• The box, with a nominal value of £5, was for the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow trust.• However low nominal rates of interest go, they still remain positive in real terms.• The nominal rate of interest has two components.• The accumulated fund represents the nominal value of the net assets of the Law Society valued at historic cost.• Also barred would have been gifts, except for items of nominal value, such as shirts or mugs.• Additional effects are found from the growth in nominal income which is associated with an increase in own-country relative returns.

4 technicalSLG relating to nouns or used as a noun 名词(性)的

the nominal use of the present participle

现在分词的名词性用法

Examples from the Corpus

nominal• Tickets for the concert are a nominal $3 for students.• Consequently, a nominal 60-year loan would in practice be made up of many short-, medium-, and long-term loans.• The daughter had all the brains and did all the accounts -- the son was just the nominal boss of the business.• It started in Fat Harry's, long after the nominal closing time, across a table littered with empty glasses.• A nominal diameter may also be derived from the volume of the pebble.• Oil prices in nominal dollar terms are expected to stay flat, at best, between now and the year 2000.• We are allowed to use the tennis courts for a nominal fee.• On paper we have a nominal fund of £2.3m covering our 8000 patients.• It's fairly clear that he is only the nominal head of the local party -- in fact he's got no authority at all.• The Zener voltage should be chosen so that it is approximately 1V less than the nominal on-load battery voltage.• Soon you and I are going to be nominal proprietors of a rather sophisticated installation.• The mean underwriting fee was 1.4 percent of the issue's nominal value.

nominal head• For these reasons, if none other, the Lord Chancellor, is more than a nominal head of the judiciary.• Nevertheless other generals - Sanjurjo, the nominal head of the rebellion.

From Longman Business Dictionary

nominalnom·i·nal /ˈnɒmənəlˈnɑː-/ adjectiveadj

1nominal head/leader etc someone who has the title of head, leader etc but does not have the normal responsibilities, powers etc of that job

Although he remained the nominal head of the campaign, his deputy took over responsibility for it.

2a nominal sum of money is very small, compared to the usual amount that would be paid or charged for something

He charges a nominal amount for his software, enough to cover expenses.

3ACCOUNTING a nominal figure, level etc is not the real one because something such as inflation has not been taken into account

While the Fed can peg the nominal federal funds rate, it cannot control the real rate (i.e. the nominal rate minus the rate of inflation).

Origin nominal

(1400-1500) Latin nominalis, from nomen “name”

nom·i·nal adjectiveadj

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