Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zero out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English

Syllables: ze-ro out
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reduce to zero.

Transitive verb

verb

To cut off funding for (a project).

Transitive verb

verb

To fill with zeros, replacing any previous contents.

Transitive verb

verb

To press or dial 0 in order to escape a voicemail recording facility and speak to an operator.

Intransitive verb

verb

To go bankrupt.

Intransitive verb; Slang

verb

To kill (someone).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The bill was over $400, but the server zeroed it out as a gesture of gratitude."
"to zero out an array"
"What if he zeroed out on this case? He had spent the Carson case nest egg and was in hock for the next ten years if he had to pay what he was borrowing."

Usage

Inflected Forms

zeroes out (present, singular) zeros out (present, singular) zeroing out (participle, present) zeroed out (participle, past) zeroed out (past)

Phrases

zero in

Frequently Paired Words

zero in

Synonyms

zeroize

Questions

What does zero out mean?: To reduce to zero.

How to pronounce zero out

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