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
Raja (1)	-	Arabic
Nathan	NAY-thən (English), na-TAWN (French)	English, French, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Aubury	['ɔ:bri]
Cotton	['kɔtn]
RÍOghnÁN	-	Irish
Harisha	-	Hinduism