notional

Example Sentences

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Anthropic’s dispute with the government is more than “just notional or just symbolic,” he said, and carries real risk for the company.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

The notional interest deduction saved Thermo Fisher nearly $1.2 billion in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“While overall average daily net notional moderated in February, the intensity of dip-buying actually increased.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

Yet in the 15 months since the ceasefire was signed, it has proved to be more notional for Lebanon, with Israeli warplanes and troops conducting well over 10,000 truce violations, according to the U.N.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Bookkeeping turns everything into a notional cash value, even though you do not actually know if you will ever sell it or what you will get for it if you do.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton