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    nil
    /nɪl/

    noun

    • 1. nothing, especially as the score in certain games; zero: "they beat us three-nil"

    adjective

    • 1. non-existent: "his chance of survival was virtually nil"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNIL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    NIL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of nil in English. nil. noun [ U ] uk / nɪl / us / nɪl / Add to word list. nothing: She claims that the risks are virtually nil. UK The challengers lost the game seven-nil (= zero). Synonyms. nix US informal. nothing. zilch informal. zip (NOTHING) US informal.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › nilNil Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. ˈnil. Synonyms of nil. : nothing, zero. nil adjective. Synonyms. aught. cipher. goose egg. naught. nought. nothing. oh. zero. zilch. zip. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of nil in a Sentence. They took a 2 to nil lead in the second half of the game. the difference in the audio performance of those two CD players is nil.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishNIL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    NIL definition: 1. In sports results, nil means 'zero': 2. not existing: . Learn more.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNIL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    (nɪl ) 1. number. Nil means the same as zero. It is usually used to say what the score is in sports such as rugby or football. [British] They beat us one-nil in the final. nought. 2. uncountable noun. If you say that something is nil, you mean that it does not exist at all. Their legal rights are virtually nil. The heating in winter was almost nil.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › nilNIL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. nothing; naught; zero. adjective. having no value or existence: His credit rating is nil. NIL. 2. abbreviation for.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › nilNil - definition of nil by The Free Dictionary

    noun. No thing; not anything: nothing, null. Informal: zero.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › nilNil - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Use the word nil to mean "zero," especially when you're talking about scores in a sporting event: "the final score was twelve- nil ." Saying nil instead of zero or nothing is much more common in Britain than in the United States.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishnil noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes |...

    Definition of nil noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › nilnil | meaning of nil in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    From Longman Business Dictionary nil /nɪl/ noun [ uncountable] nothing The new machine reduced labour costs to almost nil. Origin nil (1800-1900) Latin nihil “nothing”. nil meaning, definition, what is nil: nothing: Learn more.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordNIL - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    Nil means the same as zero. It is usually used to say what the score is in sports such as rugby or football.