a zero-sum game



a zero-sum game

a situation where two people compete and if one of them wins anything, exactly the same must be lost by the other Radio has become a zero-sum game, with stations gaining listeners only at each other's expense.
See also: game

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Arjun-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Gujarati, Bengali, Nepali
Gervasiojer-VAH-zyo (Italian), her-BAH-syo (Spanish)Italian, Spanish
WiltonWIL-tənEnglish
&Thorn;One-Ancient Scandinavian
Emmanouel-Biblical Greek
AnnelieAH-ne-lee (German)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish