zeroes

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of zero. Use this form when you mean more than one zero.

   There are three zeroes in the number one thousand.

   Add two zeroes to the end to make the number a hundred times bigger.

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2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular of zero. Use this form with he, she, or it.

   The technician zeroes the scale before every weighing.

   The new law zeroes the tax on bread and milk.

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3. 3
   nounrareplural

   The first ten years of a century, such as the years from 2000 to 2009.

   The zeroes were full of new gadgets like smartphones and flat-screen TVs.

   My parents got married in the zeroes, sometime around 2005.

   Similarnoughties, aughts

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