negligible

American  

[neg-li-juh-buhl] / ˈnɛg lɪ dʒə bəl /

adjective

1. so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may safely be neglected or disregarded.

   The extra expenses were negligible.

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negligible British  

/ ˈnɛɡlɪdʒəbəl /

adjective

1. so small, unimportant, etc, as to be not worth considering; insignificant

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Other Word Forms

• negligibility noun
• negligibleness noun
• negligibly adverb
• nonnegligibility noun
• nonnegligible adjective
• nonnegligibleness noun
• nonnegligibly adverb
• quasi-negligible adjective
• quasi-negligibly adverb

Etymology

Origin of negligible

1820–30; < Latin neglig ( ere ) to neglect + -ible

Example Sentences

The move would have a negligible impact for U.S. oil companies and supplies, though it may be a sign of market distortions just beginning to take shape.

From Barron's

“For the next iPhone 18 cycle, memory prices will be renegotiated and we expect other costs and prices will be managed to have negligible impact on longer-term earnings,” the analysts wrote in a November report.

From MarketWatch

Mr. Card countered with natural experiments—most famously the 1980 Mariel boat lift—showing negligible effects on native employment or earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal

The field has definitely closed up, but any effect on overtaking has been negligible.

From BBC

While this is a relatively negligible trade-off in terms of risk versus returns, if we isolate periods of high inflation, we can see the real benefit of a commodities position.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• imperceptible
• inconsequential
• slight
• slim
• trivial
• unimportant