nominal

Example Sentences

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“Over the past six months, national home prices have risen just 0.4%, a gain that is only marginal in nominal terms and negative in real inflation-adjusted terms.”

From MarketWatch

Beshear, who faced nominal opposition in his party’s primary, charged out of the gate immediately after the primary election.

From Washington Times

It formed a nominal “sculpture gallery” featuring Postminimal objects handmade by an artist.

From Los Angeles Times

Lane also pushed back on worries that nominal wage growth is getting too high for comfort and could also reinforce inflation.

From Reuters

They are pushing to cut nondefense spending in nominal terms — meaning, spend fewer dollars on it next year than the government spent this year.

From New York Times