notional

[noh-shuh-nl] / ˈnoʊ ʃə nl /

ADJECTIVE

imaginary

Synonyms

WEAK

abstract apocryphal apparitional assumed chimeric chimerical conceptual deceptive delusive dreamed-up dreamlike dreamy fabulous fancied fanciful fantastic fantastical fictional figmental fool's paradise hallucinatory hypothetical ideal illusive illusory imaginative imagined legendary made-up mythological nonexistent phantasmal phantasmic quixotic shadowy spectral supposed supposititious theoretical trumped-up unreal unsubstantial visionary whimsical

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Levenson adds, “our notional couple best not have any student loans.”

From Los Angeles Times

Burry’s Scion Asset Management bought put options with a notional value of $187 million on Nvidia stock, a regulatory filing for the quarter ending Sept. 30 shows.

From Barron's

Mr. Rees’s book shows the messiness and fluidity of life in the ancient world, where hard borders were notional at best and where cultural identities overlapped.

From The Wall Street Journal

He’s long been running a notional portfolio he calls “All Asset No Authority,” which I’ve written about before and which consists of equal investments in seven different asset classes, one of which is gold bullion.

From MarketWatch

Brown responded that she was distraught, “but since you never actually write anything, I should say I am notionally distraught.”

From Los Angeles Times

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