zero out
phrasal verb
zeroed out; zeroing out; zeroes out
US
1
: to reduce the amount of (something) to zero
Be sure to zero out the account before you switch banks.
2
: to remove (something) completely
This program will be zeroed out in the budget for next year.
New legislation will zero out further funding for the project.
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But Karen Tumlin with the Justice Action Center said at the same hearing that the administration cannot simply zero out funding without providing direction on who will help these children when Congress has appropriated money for the care of unaccompanied minors.
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Janie Har, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The new Sunbeam has over $2 billion in debt and a negative cash flow after zeroing out Dunlap’s accounting tricks.
—Matt Schifrin, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
There is a window of opportunity to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change if countries around the world are able to zero out greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the goal set in the 2015 Paris climate accords.
—Li Zhou, Vox, 10 Sep. 2024
Top Source of Electricity Generation In Every State Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
Still, experts say there is a long way to go if the country wants to zero out emissions from the power sector to fight climate change, a goal set by President Biden.
—Nadja Popovich, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2024
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Janie Har, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The new Sunbeam has over $2 billion in debt and a negative cash flow after zeroing out Dunlap’s accounting tricks.
—Matt Schifrin, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
There is a window of opportunity to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change if countries around the world are able to zero out greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the goal set in the 2015 Paris climate accords.
—Li Zhou, Vox, 10 Sep. 2024
Top Source of Electricity Generation In Every State Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
Still, experts say there is a long way to go if the country wants to zero out emissions from the power sector to fight climate change, a goal set by President Biden.
—Nadja Popovich, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for zero out
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“Zero out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zero%20out. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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