The meaning of Incidental

adjective

Provided or occurring at the same time as something else.

Usage examples:

The accompanying documentation

verb

Go somewhere with (someone) as a companion or escort.

Usage examples:

The two sisters were to accompany us to london

adjective

Appearing or going with someone or something else

Usage examples:

Front-page stories broke the news of the star leaving, and accompanying photographs showed her gett…

adjective

Providing necessary support to the primary activities or operation of an organization, system, etc.

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Ancillary staff

noun

A person whose work provides necessary support to the primary activities of an organization, system, etc.

Usage examples:

The employment of specialist teachers and ancillaries

verb

Be present at (an event, meeting, or function).

Usage examples:

The whole sales force attended the conference

verb

Present participle of attend

Usage examples:

Over two hundred people attended the funeral., the meeting is on the fifth and we're hoping everyon…

adjective

Providing supplementary or additional help and support.

Usage examples:

Auxiliary airport staff

noun

An auxiliary person or thing.

Usage examples:

A nursing auxiliary

adjective

Giving help or support, esp. to a more important person or thing

Usage examples:

The hospital has an auxiliary power supply in case of a power failure.

noun

The part of a picture, scene, or design that forms a setting for the main figures or objects, or appears furthest from the viewer.

Usage examples:

The house stands against a background of sheltering trees

verb

Form a background to.

Usage examples:

Windswept land backgrounded by the rockies

noun

Things that appear to be farther away or behind what is nearer or in front, esp. in a picture

Usage examples:

[ c ] he photographed the models against different backgrounds., [ u ] with so much noise in the ba…

adverb

At the side of or (in distance or ...

idiom

Used for introducing a statement or subject that may not be directly related to the subject being discussed

Usage examples:

By the way, i heard that phyllis may be moving to dallas.

noun

A future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty.

Usage examples:

A detailed contract which attempts to provide for all possible contingencies

noun

Something that might possibly happen in the future, usually causing problems or making further plans and arrangements necessary

Usage examples:

We must prepare for all possible contingencies.

noun

Something that might possibly happen in the future, usually causing problems or making further arrangements necessary

Usage examples:

"while it is impossible to account for every contingency, the industry historically has met demand …

noun

The cost incurred in or required for something.

Usage examples:

Conference rooms were equipped at great expense

verb

Offset (an item of expenditure) as an expense against taxable income.

Usage examples:

Up to $17,500 in capital expenditures can be expensed in the year they were incurred

phrase

Money that you spend when you are doing your job, that your employer will pay back to you

Usage examples:

I need to get my expenses approved., on expenses uk don't worry about the cost of lunch - it's on e…

noun

An item in addition to what is usual or strictly necessary.

Usage examples:

I had an education with all the extras

adjective

Added to an existing or usual amount or number; additional.

Usage examples:

They offered him an extra thirty-five cents an hour

adjective

Excessive or extravagant.

Usage examples:

‘crudité’ is so extra—just call it a snack

abbreviation

Incorporated.

Usage examples:

Northeast airlines inc

abbreviation

Including.

adjective

Short form ofincorporated

Usage examples:

Automated document systems, inc.

adjective

Not absolutely necessary.

Usage examples:

Inessential information

noun

A thing that is not absolutely necessary.

Usage examples:

Few people had spare cash for inessentials

adjective

Not necessary

Usage examples:

Make-up and other inessential items, there's very little space for inessentials.

adjective

Too small or unimportant to be worth consideration.

Usage examples:

The sum required was insignificant compared with military spending

adjective

Not important or thought to be valuable

Usage examples:

Her problems seemed pretty insignificant compared to her brother’s., my colleagues despised this ma…

adjective

Lesser in importance, seriousness, or significance.

Usage examples:

She requested a number of minor alterations

noun

A person under the age of full legal responsibility.

Usage examples:

The court would take account of the minor's wishes

verb

Short for minor suit.

Usage examples:

A bid of two no trumps shows strength in the minors

idiom

A motley assortment of things

plural noun

Miscellaneous articles or remnants.

Usage examples:

We bought batteries for the radio and a few other odds and ends

plural noun

Various items of different types, usually small and unimportant or of little value

Usage examples:

We’ve moved most of the furniture to the new house, but there are still a few odds and ends to brin…

adjective

Relating to or situated on the edge or periphery of something.

Usage examples:

The peripheral areas of europe

noun

A peripheral device.

Usage examples:

Printers and other peripherals

adjective

Not central or of main importance

Usage examples:

First of all, we had to find out who the thief was – getting the money back was a peripheral issue.

adjective

Coming after, less important than, or resulting from someone or something else that is primary.

Usage examples:

The plot is of secondary importance: what matters most is the relationships between the characters

noun

Former term for mesozoic.

adjective

Less important than related things

Usage examples:

A coach’s first responsibility is to the team – everything else is secondary., the secondary curric…

adjective

Lower in rank or position.

Usage examples:

His subordinate officers

noun

A person under the authority or control of another within an organization.

Usage examples:

He was mild-mannered, especially with his subordinates

verb

Treat or regard as of lesser importance than something else.

Usage examples:

Practical considerations were subordinated to political expediency

adjective

Less important than but related or supplementary to something.

Usage examples:

A subsidiary flue of the main chimney

noun

A company controlled by a holding company.

Usage examples:

A subsidiary of cable and wireless

adjective

Lacking in importance or significance.

Usage examples:

Trivial and unimportant details

adjective

Not important

Usage examples:

The money we lost is relatively unimportant, but the emotional stress of being robbed is hard to ge…