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zero-base
[ zeer-oh-beys ]
/ ĖzÉŖÉr oŹĖbeÉŖs /
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adjective
Also zero-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), zeĀ·ro-based, zeĀ·ro-basĀ·ing.
to apply zero-base methods to.
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Origin of zero-base
First recorded in 1965ā70
Words nearby zero-base
Zermatt, Zermelo's axiom, Zernike, zero, zero balancing, zero-base, zero-base budgeting, zero-coupon, zero defects, zero-divisor, zero-emission
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