zero

[ US /ˈziɹoʊ, ˈzɪɹoʊ/ ]
[ UK /zˈi‍əɹə‍ʊ/ ]

NOUN

a quantity of no importance
we racked up a pathetic goose egg
reduced to nil all the work we had done
I didn't hear zilch about it
it was all for naught
it looked like nothing I had ever seen before
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured
the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing

ADJECTIVE

having no measurable or otherwise determinable value
the goal is zero population growth
indicating an initial point or origin
indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
a zero score
of or relating to the null set (a set with no members)

VERB

adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value
adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun)
He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards

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How To Use zero In A Sentence

Many people striving to get through the next fortnight of seemingly ceaseless spending may be tempted to spread the cost with a zero per cent credit card. Times, Sunday Times
Diplomatic negotiations often aim at a zero-sum game.
I have rated them on a scale of zero to four stars.
Some workers on zero-hours contracts are happy with them. Times, Sunday Times
First, the oxidation state of any atom in an uncombined element is equal to zero.
Therefore, credit spreads tend to zero for the short-term debt of a solvent firm.
Marx said that the commodity exchange process thrilling leap from zero to include asset to the propertied people from the process is also facing such thrilling leap.
Puffas/ subzero parkas are fine if you're sitting around doing nothing. Times, Sunday Times
Above all, she has the confidence to slow the narrative tempo down almost to zero: a condition of stasis in which the moment is held, like a musical note, for as long as she wishes it.
Finding a station that pumps CNG can be a chore, especially when the gauge reads zero pressure!