Incidental - Definition

adj 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" [syn: incidental, incident] [ant: basic]
2: not of prime or central importance; "nonessential to the
integral meanings of poetry"- Pubs.MLA [syn: 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" [syn:
attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant,
incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent]
n 1: (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not
specified; "he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental
expenses" [syn: incidental expense, incidental, minor
expense]
2: an item that is incidental