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ze⋅ro-sum
[zeer-oh-suhm] 
–adjective
| of or denoting a system in which the sum of the gains equals the sum of the losses: a zero-sum economy. |
Origin:
1955–60
1955–60
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| ze·ro-sum (zîr'ō-sŭm', zē'rō-) adj. Of or relating to a situation in which a gain is offset by an equal loss: ". . .under the zero-sum budgeting system that governs federal spending, the money for spinal research is likely to be deducted from some other research account" (Daniel S. Greenburg). |
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