zero-sum

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(zērō sum′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ze•ro-sum  (zērō sum′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Businessof or denoting a system in which the sum of the gains equals the sum of the losses:a zero-sum economy.
  • 1955–60

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