Dictionary definition · incidental
noun
- (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified"he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses"
- an item that is incidental
adjective
- (sometimes followed by ‘to’) minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence"incidental expenses"
- not of prime or central importance"nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry"
- occurring with or following as a consequence"an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).