zero-base

[ zeer-oh-beys ]
/ ˈzɪər oʊˌbeɪs /

adjective

Also ze·ro-based. without reference to a base figure or to previous practice; according to present needs only, as opposed to a percentage increase or decrease of previous figures: zero-base planning; zero-base inventory.

verb (used with object), ze·ro-based, ze·ro-bas·ing.

to apply zero-base methods to.

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Origin of zero-base

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby zero-base

zero population growth, zero stage, zero tillage, zero tolerance, zero vector, zero-base, zero-base budgeting, zero-coupon, zero-divisor, zero-emission, zero-emission vehicle
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