noun
nil
NIL/nɪl/
An amount of zero.
The scoreboard shows that one team's score remains nil.
Etymology
The pieces express “not a small thing”—nothing whatsoever. That absolute absence also suits a score of zero: nothing has been scored.
In context
money is {quote} barren, sterile, unproductive, offering a yield of nil.
More examples
- After all the fees, my profit is nil.
- Sales of winter coats drop to nil during the heat wave.
- Careful planning reduces the chance of delays to almost nil.