Definitions for incidental

Definitions for (noun) incidental

Main entry: incidental

Definition: an item that is incidental


Main entry: minor expense, incidental, incidental expense

Definition: (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified

Usage: he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses


Definitions for (adj) incidental

Main entry: resultant, attendant, accompanying, concomitant, consequent, ensuant, sequent, incidental

Definition: following or accompanying as a consequence

Usage: an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems; snags incidental to the changeover in management; attendant circumstances; the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness; the ensuant response to his appeal; the resultant savings were considerable


Main entry: incidental, nonessential

Definition: not of prime or central importance

Usage: nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry- Pubs.MLA


Main entry: incident, incidental

Definition: (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence

Usage: incidental expenses; the road will bring other incidental advantages; extra duties incidental to the job; labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion; confusion incidental to a quick change


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