zero-based
Of a budget or budgeting system: such that every expense needs to be approved every…Of a budget or budgeting system: such that every expense needs to be approved every year, without the possibility of automatically accepting something because of its prior existence.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Of a budget or budgeting system: such that every expense needs to be approved every year, without the possibility of automatically accepting something because of its prior existence.
(not comparable)Of an array or list: such the first element of the array or list is called the zeroth.
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedzero-sum
Derivedzero-based budget