Meaning of zero out | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To reduce to zero.
   transitive
2. To cut off funding for (a project).
   transitive
3. To fill with zeros, replacing any previous contents.
   transitive
4. To press or dial 0 in order to escape a voicemail recording facility and speak to an operator.
   intransitive
5. To go bankrupt.
   intransitive, slang

Examples

“The bill was over $400, but the server zeroed it out as a gesture of gratitude.”

“to zero out an array”

“What if he zeroed out on this case? He had spent the Carson case nest egg and was in hock for the next ten years if he had to pay what he was borrowing.”

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