nominally

🇺🇸 /ˈnɑːmɪnəli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈnɒmɪnəli/
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adverb
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existing only as a name or title, without actual power or reality

He was nominally the boss, but he didn't really have any power.

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for a very small amount of money, much less than the usual cost

The tickets were nominally priced, so almost everyone could afford to go.

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in the role or function of a noun

The word 'dog' is used nominally in this sentence.

translation

adv. existing only as a name or title, without actual power or reality; for a very small amount of money, much less than the usual cost; in the role or function of a noun