zilch meaning

Definition of zilch

1. a quantity of no importance
   • it looked like nothing I had ever seen before
   • reduced to nil all the work we had done
   • we racked up a pathetic goose egg
   • it was all for naught
   • I didn't hear zilch about it

   Synonyms: nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zip, zippo

   Type of: relative quantity

   Kinds: nihil, bugger all

How to pronounce zilch

zilch is pronounced /zɪltʃ/ in British English and /zɪltʃ/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with zilch

• filch
• milch