ze•ro-base
Pronunciation: (zēr'ō-bās"), [key]
— adj., v., -based, -bas•ing.
—adj.
- without reference to a base figure or to previous practice; according to present needs only, as opposed to a percentage increase or decrease of previous figures: zero-base planning; zero-base inventory.
—v.t.
- to apply zero-base methods to.
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