# zeroes

Pronunciation: say "ZEER-ohz" US /ˈzɪɹoʊz/, UK /ˈzɪəɹəʊz/, AUS /ˈzɪə.ɹəʉz/

## Noun

1. Plural of zero. — plural of zero
   - Simple: Plural of zero. Use this form when you mean more than one zero.
   - _The final balance ended in a long string of zeroes._
   - _Several zeroes were missing from the printed total, throwing off the entire figure._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of zero. — third-person singular simple present indicative of zero
   - Simple: Third-person singular of zero. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _Each morning the gunner zeroes his rifle on the practice range._
   - _The software zeroes the session counter whenever a user logs out._

## Noun

3. A century's opening decade: the years numbered '00 through '09, as in 2000 to 2009; also called the noughties. *(rare)*
   - Simple: The first ten years of a century, such as the years from 2000 to 2009.
   - _Pop music in the zeroes shifted decisively toward digital downloads._
   - _Many of the city's tallest towers went up during the zeroes._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/zeroes (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).