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nominal

[nom-uh-nl] / ˈnɒm ə nl /




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“I don’t believe that the Fed is in a position to hike this year when nominal wage growth is still a bit below the current target federal-funds rate of 3.5% to 3.75%.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 7, 2026

The department’s funding is now flat with pre-pandemic levels when adjusted for inflation, and well above it in nominal dollars.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

The firm is asking for a nominal $1 plus legal fees, to stop Pattie Gonia from being registered as a trademark.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

When government borrowing costs top the growth of nominal GDP, or an economy measured in current dollars, including inflation, that’s another danger signal, say Brown Brothers Harriman’s currency analysts.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The nominal first boat, Joe’s, kept coming in third.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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