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UK
/nˈəʊʃənəl/
]
[ US /ˈnoʊʃənəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈnoʊʃənəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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not based on fact; existing only in the imagination
the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties
to create a notional world for oneself
a small child's imaginary friends -
being of the nature of a notion or concept
a notional response to the question
to improve notional comprehension
a plan abstract and conceptional -
indulging in or influenced by fancy
all the notional vagaries of childhood
a fanciful mind -
not based on fact or investigation
a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs
speculative knowledge
How To Use notional In A Sentence
- Being attractive and likeable can be the small, notionally "irrelevant" factor that helps to tip the balance in our favor. The Untapped Power of Erotic Capital
- In the absence of clear evidence that a spouse intends to sell or dispose of an asset or will be forced to do so, a court should not grant a deduction for notional sale or disposition costs.
- It is important to note that the default risk of swaps is not the same as the default risk on the full amount of the notional principal. Financial Markets, Institutions and Money
- I can see how the functional-notional approach can be seen as prescriptive, in the sense of several decontextualised culturally specific sentences “this is how we apologise, this is how we complain etc.” S is for “Strategies” « An A-Z of ELT
- He has already amassed a notional 15 million. Times, Sunday Times
- These larger totals are derived from notional projections based on evidence from particular cases. The Times Literary Supplement
- Two Gazelles will go out together and find vantage points from which to observe notional enemy positions.
- Now, the security for all of these notional values on financial derivatives, is not based on real assets.
- Horses and what they leave behind them clogged cities that were already insalubrious from coal smoke, industry and notional sewage systems. The Case Against Summer
- That is more interesting than the notional majority you could headline for either. Times, Sunday Times