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zero-sum game

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.
See also: game

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tone (2)-Norwegian
JamesonJAY-mi-sənEnglish
AdÉLaÏDea-de-la-EEDFrench
CainanKAY-nən (English), kay-IE-nən (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin
Jerk-Swedish
Humaira-Arabic, Urdu
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