zero
noun
the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
zeros
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pluralof zero.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“They emphasized that we wanted zeros in our reports,” Peggy Dixon wrote in a 97-page affidavit about her work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Now Wall Street zeros in on rate hike in September.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
If you’re not, you’ve got to use money, which is hard to get, whereas you get shares by typing zeros into a spreadsheet.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
You could take several zeros off the $200 million Steyer spent on his campaign and it would still be more than most of us make in a lifetime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
They included all the numbers from one to nine, and even an assortment of zeros.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
