notional
Example Sentences
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Equity notional trading volumes on the platform rose 54% in the first quarter from a year earlier, while trading in options contracts climbed 17%.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026
Anthropic’s dispute with the government is more than “just notional or just symbolic,” he said, and carries real risk for the company.
From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026
Yet in the 15 months since the ceasefire was signed, it has proved to be more notional for Lebanon, with Israeli warplanes and troops conducting well over 10,000 truce violations, according to the U.N.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
More complex structured instruments as well as increased leverage in the private markets that are now available mean that the real-world footprint of many assets are many times their notional value.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
Bookkeeping turns everything into a notional cash value, even though you do not actually know if you will ever sell it or what you will get for it if you do.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
