nought

Other spellings

• naught

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /nɔːt/, SAMPA: /nO:t/
• (US) enPR: nôt, IPA ^(key): /nɔːt/, SAMPA: /nO:t/

• Audio (US)

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• Homophones: knot, not

Noun

Singular nought

Plural noughts

1. Nought is zero.
   • Synonyms: nothing, zero and nil

   What's three quarters as a decimal? Nought point seven five, right?

   There are six noughts in one million.

Related words

• noughts and crosses