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zero

▪ I. zero ze‧ro ¹ [ˈzɪərəʊ ǁ ˈziːroʊ] noun zeros _PLURALFORM or zeroes [countable]

1. the number 0

2. zero growth/inflation etc ECONOMICS no growth, inflation etc at all:

• Government officials are predicting zero inflation for April.

• The figures show zero growth in industrial output value.

3. zero [countable usually plural] informal another name for zeros ➔ bond

[m0] ▪ II. zero zero ² verb

zero in on somebody/something phrasal verb [transitive]

to direct all your attention towards a particular person or thing:

• Companies are looking to zero in on specific markets.

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zero UK US /ˈzɪərəʊ/ noun (plural zeros, or zeroes)

► [C or U] the number 0: »They agreed to cut tariffs on 4,000 categories of goods to between zero and 5% by 2013.

► [U] nothing at all, or the lowest possible amount: »The intent of sustainable business development is to drive outputs of hazardous waste to zero.
zero cost/growth »The economic reform packages stirred the economy from zero growth.

► [U] MEASURES on a set of numbers for comparing temperature in degrees Celsius, the level of temperature at which water freezes: »The temperature dropped to ten degrees below zero.

► INFORMAL ZERO COUPON BOND(Cf. ↑zero coupon bond)

Financial and business terms. 2012.