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Meaning & Definition of Incidental in English

English

Incidental

/ɪnsɪdɛntəl/

noun

1. (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified

  • "He requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses"
synonym:
  • incidental expense,
  • incidental,
  • minor expense

2. An item that is incidental

synonym:
  • incidental

adjective

1. (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"
synonym:
  • incidental,
  • incident

2. Not of prime or central importance

  • "Nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry"- pubs.mla
synonym:
  • incidental,
  • nonessential

3. 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"
synonym:
  • attendant,
  • consequent,
  • accompanying,
  • concomitant,
  • incidental,
  • ensuant,
  • resultant,
  • sequent