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zero-base

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ze·ro-base (zîr-bs, zr-) or ze·ro-based (-bst)
adj.
Having each expenditure or item justified as to need or cost: "Zero-base budgeting requires its practitioners to justify every dollar they spend" (Wall Street Journal).


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Because finances vary each year, zero-base budgeting helps to achieve the optimum value from available funds from year to year.
Still, because costs can be hard to contain, many campus managers are zero-base budgeting their food operations by focusing on student needs.
Admitting that ceasing all assistance at once may cause logistical problems, Komori suggests switching to zero-base budgeting with an eye to eventual cessation of aid to China.
 
 
 
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