Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to a situation in which a gain is offset by an equal loss.
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- adjective Of any
system where allgains areoffset byexactly equal losses .
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Examples
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Guy Bechor, a Mideast expert at the Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center, said months of unrest in Syria can be expected as Assad's ruling Alawite minority battles protesters in what he called a "zero-sum game for both sides."
The Seattle Times 2011
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Johnson: Unfortunately now, I don't think we have the leadership either in the White House or the Congress to end what I call a zero-sum game mentality towards the U.S. economy.
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Such a game might be called zero-sum or purely “distributive.”
The Manager as Negotiator Bargaining for Cooperation and Competitive Gain DAVID A. LAX 1986
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Such a game might be called zero-sum or purely “distributive.”
The Manager as Negotiator Bargaining for Cooperation and Competitive Gain DAVID A. LAX 1986
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With the exception of Alfie Kohn and a few others, our society hammers this detrimental zero-sum message into our children and their parents starting at birth.
Ed Gragert: America's Educational Exceptionalism Ed Gragert 2011
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This is a classic zero-sum outcome-the execs gain is someone else's loss.
Jared Bernstein: Trickle-Up Economics Jared Bernstein 2012
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Chasing after businesses by fighting over who can give the largest tax concessions is a zero-sum game.
Al Norman: The End of EZ Money in California? Al Norman 2011
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This is a classic zero-sum outcome-the execs gain is someone else's loss.
Jared Bernstein: Trickle-Up Economics Jared Bernstein 2012
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Chasing after businesses by fighting over who can give the largest tax concessions is a zero-sum game.
Al Norman: The End of EZ Money in California? Al Norman 2011
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With the exception of Alfie Kohn and a few others, our society hammers this detrimental zero-sum message into our children and their parents starting at birth.
Ed Gragert: America's Educational Exceptionalism Ed Gragert 2011
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