1.(frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified;
he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses
2.an item that is incidental
3.(sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence;
incidental expenses
4.following as a consequence;
an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with related problems
5.not of prime or central importance;
nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry- Pubs.MLA