nil adjective

Examples of nil in a Sentence

They took a 2 to nil lead in the second half of the game. the difference in the audio performance of those two CD players is nil
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Carter’s leverage with the South Koreans had approached nil. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Nov. 2024 Selling and marketing expenses increased to $63,000 from nil in the previous year, attributed to the addition of the mining machine resale business. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024 The two teams were tied at nil until the second half when Jaxson Bettencourt scored on a corner kick pass from Manuel Portillo to put Mitty up 1-0 in the 61st minute. Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024 Otto and former Houston Oilers Pro Bowl WR Ken Burrough will forever be associated with double nil unless the NFL returns it to circulation. Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for nil 

Word History

Etymology

Latin, nothing, contraction of nihil, from Old Latin nihilum, from ne- not + hilum trifle — more at no

First Known Use

circa 1550, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nil was circa 1550

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“Nil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nil. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

nil

noun
: nothing at all : zero
nil adjective

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