Definitions for incidentalˌɪn sɪˈdɛn tl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
in•ci•den•talˌɪn sɪˈdɛn tl(adj.)
happening or likely to happen in an unplanned or subordinate conjunction with something else.
incurred casually and in addition to the regular or main amount:
incidental expenses.
(n.)something incidental.
incidentals, minor expenses.
Origin of incidental:
1610–20
in`ci•den′tal•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
incidental expense, incidental, minor expense(noun)
(frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified
"he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses"
incidental(adj)
an item that is incidental
incidental, incident(adj)
(sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
"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"
incidental, nonessential(adj)
not of prime or central importance
"nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry"- Pubs.MLA
attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent(adj)
following or accompanying as a consequence
"an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
incidental(adjective)ˌɪn sɪˈdɛn tl
less important than sth else; = secondary
incidental costs; Her nationality is incidental to me.
Wiktionary
incidental(Noun)
Incidental expense.
She's costing us a lot in incidentals.
incidental(Adjective)
Loosely associated; existing as a byproduct, tangent, or accident.
That character, though colorful, is incidental to the overall plot.
incidental(Adjective)
Entering or approaching, prior to reflection (more frequently incident).
Translations for incidental
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- toevalligAfrikaans

- عَرَضي، طارئArabic

- случайноBulgarian

- incidentalPortuguese (BR)

- náhodnýCzech

- beiläufigGerman

- tilfældigDanish

- περιστασιακός, συμπτωματικόςGreek

- fortuito, casualSpanish

- juhuslikEstonian

- اتفاقیFarsi

- satunnainenFinnish

- fortuitFrench

- מִקרִיHebrew

- प्रासंगिकHindi

- prigodanCroatian

- mellékesHungarian

- tidak disengajaIndonesian

- tilviljunar-Icelandic

- fortuitoItalian

- 偶然伴うJapanese

- 우연한Korean

- atsitiktinisLithuanian

- nejaušs; gadījuma-Latvian

- tidak disengajakanMalay

- terloopsDutch

- tilfeldigNorwegian

- przypadkowyPolish

- اتفاقیPersian

- اتفاقیPashto

- acidentalPortuguese

- întâmplătorRomanian

- случайныйRussian

- náhodnýSlovak

- slučajenSlovenian

- slučajanSerbian

- tillfälligSwedish

- โดยมิได้ตั้งใจThai

- tesadüfiTurkish

- 偶發的Chinese (Trad.)

- випадковийUkrainian

- ضمنیUrdu

- ngẫu nhiênVietnamese

- 偶然发生的,偶然碰到的Chinese (Simp.)

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