Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zero-based budget

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables: ze-ro-based bud-get
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A budget developed disregarding the expenses or costs of the prior year, requiring explicit justification for all expenditures.

Inflected Forms

zero-based budgets (plural)

Phrases

zero-based budgeting zero-based review

Frequently Paired Words

zero-based review

Questions

What does zero-based budget mean?: A budget developed disregarding the expenses or costs of the prior year, requiring explicit justification for all expenditures.

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