zero in on sb/sth — UK US zero in on sb/sth Phrasal Verb with zero({{}}/ˈzɪərəʊ/ verb (zeroes, zeroing, zeroed) ► to direct all your attention towards a particular person or thing: »We must decide on our target market and zero in on it. »Social media allows you to… … Financial and business terms
zero — ze|ro1 [ˈzıərəu US ˈzi:rou] number plural zeros or zeroes [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: zéro, from Arabic sifr empty, nothing ] 1.) the number 0 British Equivalent: nought ▪ Make X greater than or equal to zero … Dictionary of contemporary English
zero — 1 noun plural zeros or zeroes number 1 NUMBER 0 2 MEASUREMENT the point between + and on a scale for measuring something, or the lowest point on a scale that shows how much there is left of something: The petrol gauge was already at zero. 3… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
zero in on sb — UK US zero in on sb/sth Phrasal Verb with zero({{}}/ˈzɪərəʊ/ verb (zeroes, zeroing, zeroed) ► to direct all your attention towards a particular person or thing: »We must decide on our target market and zero in on it. »Social media allows you to… … Financial and business terms
zero*/ — [ˈzɪərəʊ] (plural zeroes) noun I 1) [C/U] the number 0 Add a zero to 3 and you get 30.[/ex] 2) [U] the temperature on the Celsius SCALE at which water freezes The temperature was 40 degrees below zero.[/ex] II verb zero [ˈzɪərəʊ] zero in on… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌzero ˈin on sb/sth — phrasal verb 1) to start to give all your attention to someone or something 2) to aim at someone or something … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌround sth ˈdown — phrasal verb to reduce a number to the nearest WHOLE NUMBER, or to the nearest number ending in zero … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ˌround sth ˈup — phrasal verb to increase a number to the nearest WHOLE NUMBER, or to the nearest number ending in zero … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
start — start1 W2S2 [sta:t US sta:rt] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(begin doing something)¦ 2¦(begin happening)¦ 3¦(begin in a particular way)¦ 4¦(business/organization)¦ 5¦(job/school)¦ 6¦(car/engine etc)¦ 7¦(begin going somewhere)¦ 8¦(life/profession)¦… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rate — The cost of debt service paid by a borrower or issuer to a lender or investor. The rate is expressed as an annual percentage of the amount borrowed. For some notes and bonds that pay interest semiannually, the semiannual interest due to the… … Financial and business terms