English to English
incidental
(,/I/ns/I/'d/E/nt/-/l
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adjective (a)
- (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence(adj.all)Example:
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.
source: wordnet30 - Happening, as an occasional event, without regularity; coming without design; casual; accidental; hence, not of prime concern; subordinate; collateral; as, an incidental conversation; an incidental occurrence; incidental expenses.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified(noun.possession)Example:
He requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses.
source: wordnet30 - an item that is incidental(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- An incident; that which is incidental; esp., in the plural, an aggregate of subordinate or incidental items not particularized; as, the expense of tuition and incidentals.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- following or accompanying as a consequence(adj.all)Example:
Snags incidental to the changeover in management.
source: wordnet30
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