zilch

The word "zilch" is a slang word that means zero.

• Last quarter our company’s profit was zilch.
• There’s no interest in what the man has to say. Zilch.
• Zilch. Zero. That’s how much money I have in my pocket.
• A: How many students made it to class yesterday?
• B: Zilch. Class was cancelled due to a snowstorm.

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July 31, 2017