zero-sum game

A situation, process, competition, or outcome in which the winner's gain is exactly equal to the loser's loss. Poker is a zero-sum game because the amount of money won by one player is equivalent to the amount lost by the other players.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lane	[lein]
Yordanka	-	Bulgarian
Wyatt	['waiət]
Barack	-	Arabic
ImriŠKa	-	Slovak
Tekla	-	Georgian, Hungarian