zero

/ˈzɪərəʊ/ noun (plural zeros, or zeroes)

Definition

› [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

(Definition of zero noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)