¦ 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'.