nominal sum

collocation in English

meaningsofnominalandsum

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nominal
adjective
uk
/ˈnɒm.ɪ.nəl/
us
/ˈnɑː.mə.nəl/
in name or thought but not in fact or not as things ...
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sum
noun
uk
/sʌm/
us
/sʌm/
an amount ...
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(Definition ofnominalandsumfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnominal sum

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Another very widespread practice was to provide high-calorie, high-protein meals each weekday for anominalsum.
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The minimum fine is one penny or one shilling, or suchnominalsumas you care to think of.
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There was a time when it started off with anominalsumof £10.
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A constituent of mine gave her house for anominalsumof £5 a year.
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The case comes to court, and the court decides that he must pay anominalsumof is.
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I dare say that he could get anominalsum, but nothing could be more futile, it seems to me, than that form of action.
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Normally, on a finance lease, the property reverts to the borrower at the end of the lease for anominalsum.
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That method is to transfer the property for anominalsumto a company.
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At one time it was much higher, as anominalsum.
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We are now asked to accept anominalsumin regard to shares.
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The allocation for staff is anominalsumin recognition of the additional administrative burden being placed on the authorities.
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They were not fined, but ordered to pay a smallnominalsumfor the damage.
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In 1956 12 houses were built on one acre of land for which £2,000 was asked but after negotiations thenominalsumof £200 was agreed upon.
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A material payment of compensation will be payable in place of thenominalsumwhich has been paid hitherto.
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That is the general rule, and the owner will get hisnominalsumof, say, £1 for a small plot.
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The ordinary shareholder goes there and thinks they are doing a considerable amount of work for anominalsum.
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The shares were transferred for anominalsumand the loan for £250,000 in each case representing a considered view of the commercial value.
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Thenominalsumof £1 is paid for the inclusion on the register of firms employing dispensers.
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A chiropodist attends to the old folk for a merelynominalsum.
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He may at that time be possessing machinery to the value of £500 which he has bought for thatnominalsum.
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