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Definition of "zilch" []

  • Zero; nothing. (noun)
  • A person regarded as being insignificant; a nonentity. (noun)
  • Amounting to nothing; nil: "Business was zilch” ( New York). (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "zilch" in a sentence
  • "There are MANY mentally ill prisoners in the prison system – and I can assure you that absolutely zilch is being done for them. pseudonymous in nc Says:"
  • "Yet the Outpost has gotten zilch from the sewer board about previous elections."
  • "Even with what she admits is "zilch" official mountain climbing training, Gina feels it's an important step to walk the walk she talks everyday."