/ nɪl; NAmE / noun [ U ]
1.
( especially BrE ) the number 0, especially as the score in some games
SYN zero :
Newcastle beat Leeds four nil / by four goals to nil.
2.
nothing :
The doctors rated her chances as nil (= there were no chances) .
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from Latin , contraction of nihil nothing.