nil return
Britishnoun
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Stannard had submitted a "nil return" declaration of interests form to the NHS trust, but an investigation found he was director of the two companies and had been approving invoices himself.
From BBC
It was, however, to be regretted that the only soldier to whom he spoke happened to be a blacksmith, for which trade we had the previous day sent to Brigade Headquarters a "nil" return.
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