Толковый словарь английского языка - nominal

I. adjective see: name Date: 15th century of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction, 2. of, relating to, or constituting a name, bearing the name of a person, 3. existing or being something in name or form only , of, being, or relating to a designated or theoretical size that may vary from the actual ; approximate , trifling, insignificant , 4. of a rate of interest equal to the annual rate of simple interest that would obtain if interest were not compounded when in fact it is compounded and paid for periods of less than a year, equal to the percentage by which a repaid loan exceeds the principal borrowed with no adjustment made for inflation, being according to plan ; satisfactory , ~ly adverb II. noun Date: 1904 a word or word group functioning as a noun