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incidental

[ in-si-den-tl ]

adjective

  1. happening or likely to happen in an unplanned or subordinate conjunction with something else.

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. incurred casually and in addition to the regular or main amount:

    incidental expenses.

  3. likely to happen or naturally appertaining (usually followed by to ).


noun

  1. something incidental, as a circumstance.
  2. incidentals, minor expenses.

incidental

/ ˌɪԲɪˈɛԳə /

adjective

  1. happening in connection with or resulting from something more important; casual or fortuitous
  2. postpositivefoll byto found in connection (with); related (to)
  3. postpositivefoll byupon caused (by)
  4. occasional or minor

    incidental expenses

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. often plural an incidental or minor expense, event, or action
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԳˈԳٲԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • c·t·Ա noun
  • ԴDzi··t adjective
  • ԴDzi··t·ly adverb
  • ܲi··t adjective
  • ܲi··t·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of incidental1

First recorded in 1610–20; incident + -al 1
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Example Sentences

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Awarding it three stars, The Guardian said the Persian elements felt incidental to what was an overwhelmingly "Anglo-Saxon" pop song.

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I love the little incidental frico bits that are created when a cheesy, stuffed chicken oozes during the cooking process and the cheese crisps up on the sheet tray.

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Coviello’s patients receiving treatment for obesity have reported incidental improvements in their chronic inflammatory diseases such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis or psoriatic arthritis.

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It isn't unheard of that a radiologist might note something incidental in a patient's imaging – an undetected tumour, a concern with a particular tissue or organ – outside of what they had originally been checking for.

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It was formally adopted in the Congressional Budget Act of 1990 in order to prevent reconciliation bills from being packed with measures that are unrelated or, in the act’s words, “merely incidental” to the budget.

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