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notional Definition

no·tional (nō′s̸hə nəl)

adjective

  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 distinguished from relational, meaning “have” is notional in “we have a problem” and relational in “we have solved a problem”

Etymology: ML notionalis

notional Related Forms
no′·tion·ally adverb
notional Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • saving: The notional past savings are likely to have accrued in comparatively small monthly amounts.
  • rent: In arriving at the notional rent certain assumptions are made.
  • entitlement: The pension is not calculated, however, against a notional entitlement.
  • salary: The notional salary shall be calculated by multiplying a standard daily rate of £ 115 by an appropriate multiple not exceeding 300.
  • income: The rateable value itself is based on the notional rental income obtainable for the property.
  • allocation: And letting them know how the CO2 emitted relates to their notional allocation.

Modifying Another Word

  • purely: The fact that we're still officially in Tokyo already seems purely notional.
  • not: Efficient management: Staff spend real hours on real tasks not notional hours.
  • largely: Second, the vertical issues raised by third parties were largely notional.
  • only: The reason for this is that the SQL base tables are ' things in the real world ' ( even if only notional!
  • simply: The zones are simply notional to reflect general levels of concern.