ZERO-SUM


Meaning of ZERO-SUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ adjective ]

Date: 1944

: of, relating to, or being a situation (as a game or relationship) in which a gain for one side entails a corresponding loss for the other side

dividing up the budget is a zero-sum game

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.