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Common collocations with negligible in American Collocation

negligible adjective

US /ˈneɡlɪdʒəb(ə)l/

almost

almost
virtually

The cost of such items is almost negligible.

fairly

fairly
pretty

While the books get an undeniable boost in sales from the films, it’s usually fairly negligible compared to the overall sales.

amount

amount
content
level
proportion
quantity

Pesticide levels are reduced during washing, cooking, or processing fruits and vegetables, with negligible amounts remaining in the final product.

effect

effect
impact
influence

Present policies seem to be having a negligible effect on getting more people to cycle.

cost

cost
overheads

The overheads are negligible and the benefits considerable, even when it appears that a machine has vast resources; rarely are you the only user!

risk

chance
risk

Very low doses of radiation are used, which pose a negligible risk to health.

importance

importance

In virtually all cases these differences are of negligible importance.

increase

increase
rise

The proposed rule would proably result in a negligible increase in U.S. imports of parts.

difference

difference

The price difference was negligible, so we went ahead and bought it.

loss or damage

damage
loss

A negligible loss to a large company, for example, could be catastrophic for a private individual or small business.

help or benefit

benefit
contribution

Pacific Island countries make a small or negligible contribution to greenhouse gas emissions.

rate

rate

The drop-out rate is negligible for these courses.

be
become
consider something
seem

Their contribution to the event was negligible.

In this case the risk is considered negligible.