Definition of "nill" []

• Not to will; not to wish. (verb-transitive)
• To be unwilling; will not. (verb-intransitive)

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• "Unsurprisingly, there were some pretty inventive ways of saying it, such as nill — from which the term willy-nilly (literally meaning “will he, won’t he” in Middle English) is derived."
• "With the overwhelming majority of swing voters believing she is unqualified to hold national office her chances of carrying a national election are next to nill."
• "With 20% unemployment (real numbers) the economy in the tank, wages cut, businesses lost, foreclosures at record numbers, and personal income almost nill, the working class is not making enough money to be taxed."