zero-sum
adjectiveDefinition
› relating to a situation in which an advantage that is won by one of two sides is lost by the other: a zero-sum competition/gain/relationship This is a zero-sum gain involving redistribution of wealth. → Compare win-win
(Definition of zero-sum adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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