1. (noun)
incidental expense, incidental, minor expense
(frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified
"he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses"
2. (noun)
incidental
an item that is incidental
3. (adj)
incidental, incident
(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"
4. (adj)
incidental, nonessential
not of prime or central importance
"nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry"- Pubs.MLA
5. (adj)
attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent
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"
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Definition of 'incidental'
