nil
noun/nɪl/
/nɪl/
[uncountable]- (especially British English) the number 0, especially as the score in some games synonym zero
- Newcastle beat Leeds four nil/by four goals to nil.
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Latin, contraction of nihil ‘nothing’.Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
nil