HOW TO PRONOUNCE
nominal
/ˈnɑmənəl/
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Both following vowels are light, so avoid giving the middle written i a strong long i sound like the word my.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The form lists a nominal fee.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does nominal mean?
adjective
- Of, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a name or names.
- Assigned to or bearing a person's name.
- Existing in name only.
More meanings (14)
adjective
- Of or relating to nominalism.
- Insignificantly small.
- Of or relating to the presumed or approximate value, rather than the actual value.
- Of, relating to, or being the amount or face value of a sum of money or a stock certificate, for example, and not the purchasing power or market value.
- Of, relating to, or being the rate of interest or return without adjustment for compounding or inflation.
- Of or relating to a noun or word group that functions as a noun.
- According to plan or design.
- Without adjustment to remove the effects of inflation.
- Having values whose order is insignificant.
- Of a species, the species name without consideration of whether it is a junior synonym or in reality consists of more than one biological species.
noun
- A noun or word group that functions as part of a noun phrase.
- A part of speech that shares features with nouns and adjectives. (Depending on the language, it may comprise nouns, adjectives, possibly numerals, pronouns, and participles.)
- A number (usually natural) used like a name; a numeric code or identifier. (See nominal number on Wikipedia.)
- A person listed in the Police National Computer database as having been convicted, cautioned or recently arrested.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈnɑmənəl/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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“I mean it is a nominal marriage only. It hasn’t been more than that at all since I came back to him!”
Increase--a sort of royal prerogative, of tangible and consumable homage--is due to the proprietor on account of his nominal and metaphysical occupancy.
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At the same time and place, the real and the nominal price of all commodities are exactly in proportion to one another.
Why does not some kind soul start concerts for the people where, for a nominal admission, the best music can be heard?
It used to be customary to speak of the ``governing classes,'' but nominal democracy has caused this phrase to go out of fashion.