nought
[noun]
Synonyms: zero, nil, nothing

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English Thesaurus: zero, nil, nought,

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

nought /nɔːt $ nɒːt/ number

1. British English the number 0 Synonym : zero:
A billion is 1 with 9 noughts after it.
nought point one/two/three etc (=0.1, 0.2 etc)

2. old use used in some expressions to mean nothing:
Peace negotiations came to nought (=were not successful).

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

zero the number 0. Also used when saying there is nothing at all:
A million is written as one followed by six zeros.
a temperature of zero degrees
Our chances of success are virtually zero.
nil British English zero - used especially in the results of sports games:
United won the game three-nil.
In rural areas, employment opportunities are almost nil.
nought British English spoken zero – used in calculations and figures:
It has increased by nought point seven five per cent (=0.75%).
O used to say the number 0 like the letter O:
The code for Oxford is 0 one eight six five (=01865).

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