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
Shprintzel	-	Yiddish
Dionisie	-	Romanian
Maredudd	mah-RE-deeth	Welsh
Iob	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Gwilherm	-	Breton
Kondwani	kon-DWAH-nee	Southern African, Chewa