incidental

incidental
incidental 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 phone bills, petrol and stationery.

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incidental UK US /ˌɪnsɪˈdentəl/ adjective
► happening by chance, or in connection with something else that is more important: it is incidental that »

It is purely incidental that payroll savings were realized after the consolidation, because more employees chose to quit their jobs rather than follow them to the new headquarters.

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It is not incidental that the financial industry is one of the last remaining consumers of mainframe computers.

 incidental to sth »

Whether one is 25 or 75, age is incidental to how well the job is done.

► ACCOUNTING incidental costs are amounts of money, usually small, that someone has to spend while trying to achieve something: »

incidental costs/expenses

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incidental UK US /ˌɪnsɪˈdentəl/ noun [C]
► something that is connected, often by chance, to something more important: »

An incidental like a snowstorm can leave a large hole in your shipping schedule.

► [usually plural] ACCOUNTING small amounts of money spent while trying to achieve something: »

The company's expenses policy limits what people can spend on incidentals.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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