as in zero
the numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it the difference in the audio performance of those two CD players is nil

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Recent Examples of nil 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 Over eleven years, the latter seven or eight of them devoted to New Deal therapy, the economy’s growth was absolute nil. Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 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 See All Example Sentences for nil
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Noun
  • Rejecting the conventional path, Nagle & Associates zeroes in solely on motor vehicle accidents.
    William Jones, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Following the same patterns won’t win you colossal wealth and extra zeros in your bank account.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.
    Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash?
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2024

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“Nil.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nil. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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