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Definition nil in British English

nil noun

[uncountable] noun
/nɪl/
1

the number 0 in the result of a game

Example

Birmingham won three nil.

Synonyms and related words
a clean sheet aggregate all zero nought oh
2

used for saying that something does not exist

Example

Their chances of survival are virtually nil.

Synonyms and related words
nothingness absence extinction
Definition nil in British English