nominal

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Each phase of the ascent was, in the understated language of mission control, "nominal": maximum dynamic pressure, main engine cut-off and booster separation.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Meanwhile, the U.S. in recent years has been borrowing at interest rates that exceed the nominal economic growth rate.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Next, Barclays said industrial production in the U.S. continues to improve, while third, sticky inflation, underpinned by rising oil prices “should lift nominal EPS, especially for industrials, energy and pricing-power franchises.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Moreover, it is real rates—i.e., nominal rates adjusted for inflation—that matter for the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Then it was that Mr. Malloy took to renting the larger pipes as sleeping quarters for single men at a very nominal fee.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck