What (who) is zilch - definition
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Zlich; Zilch (disambiguation)
zilch
Zilch means nothing. (INFORMAL)
At the moment these shares are worth zilch.
= nothing
PRON
zilch
[z?lt?]
informal
¦ pronoun nothing.
¦ determiner not any; no.
Origin
1960s: origin uncertain; perh. from a Mr Zilch, a character in the 1930s magazine Ballyhoo.
zilch
not a damn thing
1) Whats up? 2) Zilch
1) Whats up? 2) Zilch
Wikipedia
Zilch
Zilch means "nothing" or "zero". Zilch may also refer to:
- Zilch (software), a compiler used by Infocom to create Z-machine games
- Zilch (electromagnetism), a group of conserved quantities of the electromagnetic field
- Zilch (game), an alternative name for the dice game Dice 10000
- Zilch: The Power of Zero in Business, a book by Nancy Lublin
Pronunciation examples for zilch
1. Zilch-o.
Rachael Ray _ Worst Cooks in America _ Talks at Google
2. is zilch -- nothing.
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3. emptiness-- zero, zilch, nada.
Dark Energy and the Runaway Universe _ Alex Filippenko _ Talks at Google
4. And the answer is zilch,
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5. EMI shareholders sadly made absolutely zilch out of the CT
Westlake _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of zilch
1. After this time, he came to me in my office to announce his results: zilch.
2. He has a long record of turning a zilch into a bonanza and more.
3. Mumbai, February 24: You actually saunter into the screening of Humko Tumse Pyaar Hai with zilch expectations.
4. "I took her from having zilch to having ten horses, stables and a home for her mother and father.
5. The United States has contributed "zilch" to Mexico‘s efforts to combat the nations‘ joint problem with criminal narcotics gangs, Mexico‘s new ambassador to Washington said yesterday.