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zero-base

[ zeer-oh-beys ]

adjective

  1. Also zero-based. without reference to a base figure or to previous practice; according to present needs only, as opposed to a percentage increase or decrease of previous figures:

    zero-base planning; zero-base inventory.

verb (used with object)

, ze·ro-based, ze·ro-bas·ing.
  1. to apply zero-base methods to.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of zero-base1

First recorded in 1965–70

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Example Sentences

Mr. Obama started his White House tenure from a near-zero base of foreign policy knowledge and no experience in the Middle East.

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