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.
Examples of zero out in a Sentence
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Over the long term, humanity will also have to zero out its emissions of heat-trapping gasses that are warming the planet.
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Umair Irfan, Vox, 17 June 2024
This allocation was first halved earlier this spring, and then zeroed out entirely by the governor in June.
—Chris Brown, Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2024
The Trump administration has proposed a budget that zeroes out funding for a Department of Homeland Security program aimed at countering violent extremism and has already withdrawn a grant for a group dedicated to combating domestic hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan.
—Lisa Monaco, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2017
The amount of the credit will scale down as children grow older and family incomes increase, eventually zeroing out at $85,000 per year for joint filers and once children turn 17.
—Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 1 June 2024
To overcome that skepticism, Arambula watered down the original bill, which would have zeroed out cancellation fees entirely for solar farm conversions.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
Under the rule approved on Friday, Republicans will have two chances to zero out or limit the funding for Ukraine.
—Annie Karni, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act in 2022 created a new 15 percent minimum tax on corporations, responding to liberal criticism over the dozens of large firms that used deductions to zero out their tax liability.
—Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
But only one thing will actually bend that curve and halt the warming: zeroing out carbon emissions.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2024
Umair Irfan, Vox, 17 June 2024
This allocation was first halved earlier this spring, and then zeroed out entirely by the governor in June.
—Chris Brown, Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2024
The Trump administration has proposed a budget that zeroes out funding for a Department of Homeland Security program aimed at countering violent extremism and has already withdrawn a grant for a group dedicated to combating domestic hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan.
—Lisa Monaco, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2017
The amount of the credit will scale down as children grow older and family incomes increase, eventually zeroing out at $85,000 per year for joint filers and once children turn 17.
—Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 1 June 2024
To overcome that skepticism, Arambula watered down the original bill, which would have zeroed out cancellation fees entirely for solar farm conversions.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
Under the rule approved on Friday, Republicans will have two chances to zero out or limit the funding for Ukraine.
—Annie Karni, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act in 2022 created a new 15 percent minimum tax on corporations, responding to liberal criticism over the dozens of large firms that used deductions to zero out their tax liability.
—Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
But only one thing will actually bend that curve and halt the warming: zeroing out carbon emissions.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2024
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“Zero out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zero%20out. Accessed 1 Jul. 2024.
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