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notional — no‧tion‧al [ˈnəʊʆnəl ǁ ˈnoʊ ] adjective a notional amount, price, rent etc is not real but is guessed at or used as an example: • an amount which had been based on the notional values of the homes which they occupied * * * notional UK US… … Financial and business terms
Notional — No tion*al, a. 1. Consisting of, or conveying, notions or ideas; expressing abstract conceptions. [1913 Webster] 2. Existing in idea only; visionary; whimsical. [1913 Webster] Discourses of speculative and notional things. Evelyn. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
notional — [nō′shə nəl] adj. [ML notionalis] 1. of, expressing, or consisting of notions, or concepts 2. imaginary; not actual [to inhabit a notional world ] ☆ 3. having visionary ideas; given to whims; fanciful 4. Gram. having full lexical, as… … English World dictionary
notional — index allusive, delusive, fictitious, illusory, inconsistent, insubstantial, nonexistent, quixotic … Law dictionary
notional — (adj.) pertaining to notions, 1590s, from NOTION (Cf. notion) + AL (Cf. al) (earlier nocional, late 14c., from M.L. notionalis). Meaning full of whims is from 1791. Grammatical sense is from 1928 (Jespersen); economics use is from 1958 … Etymology dictionary
notional — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ hypothetical or imaginary. DERIVATIVES notionally adverb … English terms dictionary
notional — notionality, n. notionally, adv. /noh sheuh nl/, adj. 1. pertaining to or expressing a notion or idea. 2. of the nature of a notion or idea: a notional response to the question. 3. abstract, theoretical, or speculative, as reflective thought. 4.… … Universalium
notional — [[t]no͟ʊʃən(ə)l[/t]] ADJ Something that is notional exists only in theory or as a suggestion or idea, but not in reality. [FORMAL] ...the notional value of state assets. Syn: theoretical Derived words: notionally ADV ADV with cl/group, ADV with v … English dictionary
notional — adjective Date: 1597 1. theoretical, speculative 2. existing in the mind only ; imaginary 3. given to foolish or fanciful moods or ideas 4. a. of, relating to, or being a notion or idea ; conceptual b. (1) … New Collegiate Dictionary
