incidental

  • 1incidental — in·ci·den·tal /ˌin sə dent əl/ adj 1: subordinate or secondary in importance or position incidental benefits 2: incident 3: occurring by chance or in isolation incidental use of a person s …

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  • 2incidental — in‧ci‧den‧tal [ˌɪnsˈdentl◂] adjective incidental costs/​expenses etc ACCOUNTING small amounts of money which are spent at various times as part of a larger bill: • The Law Centre has to meet the incidental expenses of the committee, such as… …

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  • 3Incidental — In ci*den tal, a. 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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4incidental — INCIDENTÁL, Ă, incidentali, e, adj. (Adesea adverbial) Care intervine întâmplător; accidental. – Din fr. incidentel. Trimis de valeriu, 21.07.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  INCIDENTÁL adj. 1. v. întâmplător. 2. v. neprevăzut. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007 …

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  • 5incidental — [in΄sə dent′ l] adj. [ML incidentalis] 1. a) happening as a result of or in connection with something more important; casual [incidental benefits] b) likely to happen as a result or concomitant: with to [troubles incidental to divorce] 2.… …

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  • 6Incidental — In ci*den tal, n. 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. Pope. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 7incidental — ► ADJECTIVE 1) occurring as a minor accompaniment or by chance in connection with something else. 2) (incidental to) liable to happen as a consequence of. ► NOUN ▪ an incidental detail, expense, etc …

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  • 8incidental — (adj.) casual, occasional, 1610s, from M.L. incidentalis, from incidens (see INCIDENT (Cf. incident) (n.)). Incidentals (n.) occasional expenses, etc., is attested by 1707 …

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  • 9incidental — adj. 2 g. Que sobrevém por incidente …

    Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • 10incidental — *accidental, casual, fortuitous, contingent, adventitious Analogous words: *subordinate, secondary, collateral: associated, related, linked, connected (see JOIN) Antonyms: essential (sense 2) Contrasted words: fundamental, cardinal, vital (see… …

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