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zero-based

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.58 in modern English

Syllables
ze-ro-based
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a budget or budgeting system: such that every expense needs to be approved every year, without the possibility of automatically accepting something because of its prior existence.

adj

Of an array or list: such the first element of the array or list is called the zeroth.

Phrases

zero-based budget zero-sum

Frequently Paired Words

zero-sum

Questions

What does zero-based mean?
Of a budget or budgeting system: such that every expense needs to be approved every year, without the possibility of automatically accepting something because of its prior existence.

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