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Nought Nɔːt Written Ten Noun Million Point I

Word3 nought
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /nɔːt/ /nɔːt/
Example
  • a million is written with six noughts.
  • nought point one (= written 0.1)
  • i give the programme nought out of ten for humour.
  • this car can accelerate from nought to sixty in ten seconds.
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nought

(noun)/nɔːt/ /nɔːt/
  1. the figure 0
    • A million is written with six noughts.
    • nought point one (= written 0.1)
    • I give the programme nought out of ten for humour.
    • This car can accelerate from nought to sixty in ten seconds.
  2. used in particular phrases to mean ‘nothing’
    • All our efforts have come to nought (= have not been successful).
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