Definition of: nominal

(nom′ə·nəl) adjective
1. Of or pertaining to a name or names.
2. Existing in name only; not actual: a nominal peace.
3. So slight or inconsiderable as to be hardly worth naming; trifling: a nominal sum.
4. Consisting of or containing names: a nominal roll.
5. Assigned to a person by name, as stocks or shares.
6. Gram. a Pertaining to or like a noun or nouns. b Functioning as a noun or nouns. [<L nominalis <nomen name]