1(of a role or status) existing in name only:Thailand retained nominal independence under Japanese military occupation
relating to or consisting of names:the streets have names like Third Avenue, but the resemblance to Manhattan is only nominala nominal roll of the Grenadier Company shows a total of 86 men
2(of a price or charge) very small; far below the real value or cost:they charge a nominal fee for the service
3(of a quantity or dimension) stated or expressed but not necessarily corresponding exactly to the real value:EU legislation allowed variation around the nominal weight (that printed on each packet)
Economics expressed in terms of current prices or figures, without making allowance for changes over time:the nominal exchange rate
4 Grammar relating to or functioning as a noun:a nominal group
5 informal (chiefly in the context of space travel) functioning normally or acceptably.
nominally
adverb
[sentence adverb]:he refused, nominally on health grounds
