Zilch (Noun)
Meaning
A quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it".
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- After conducting hours of research, the scientists discovered zilch evidence to support their initial theory.
- She's been applying to jobs for months but so far she's received zilch response from any employer.
- It cost them millions of dollars but after three years of hard work the results showed zilch benefit to their target market.
- If we forget the secret code then the complex safety feature does exactly zilch for our protection.
- Even the typically efficient local business newspaper hasn't received a whisper about this promising innovation let alone publish a zilch follow up piece since our latest complaint a fortnight ago