nominal price

Symbolic payment amount

A nominal price is a token amount charged for something that could reasonably cost more or nothing at all.

The small fee acknowledges a transaction without reflecting true market value: The museum charges a nominal price for admission.

The phrase often signals that cost shouldn't be a barrier—the price exists for formality or to establish some exchange rather than for profit.

Related

supply curve · face value · market trends · demand curve · fixed costs · marginal cost · variable costs · accounting standards · monetary policy · financial derivatives · par value · book value · dollar amount · stock valuation

Opposites
price reality/adjustment

nominal pricereal value

True underlying worth

market value · actual value · fair market value · intrinsic value · market price

price magnitude

nominal pricefull price

Amount without reductions

actual cost · market price · market rate · going rate · sticker price

Family

nominal, naming, namely, nominate, nominated, nominating, nomination, nominee, nomenclature

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