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nominal

[nom-uh-nl] / ˈnɒm ə nl /




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The department’s funding is now flat with pre-pandemic levels when adjusted for inflation, and well above it in nominal dollars.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

Add to that inflation expectation of 2.39% for the next 10 years, and you have the bond’s overall, or nominal, yield of 4.48%.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

"I wouldn't call it nominal orbital insertion," Huot said.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Dario Perkins, global macroeconomist at research consulting firm TS Lombard, defined wage share as the ratio of wage income to nominal GDP, effectively the inverse of profit share.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Then it was that Mr. Malloy took to renting the larger pipes as sleeping quarters for single men at a very nominal fee.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck




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