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Latin for �nothing� or �zero,� nil is a contraction of the Latin word nihil, which itself is a clipping of the word nihilum.

In financial contexts, nil simply means �zero.�

Nil is also used in some Latin legal terms, such as in nil dicit default judgment (�he says nothing�), de dote unde nil habet (�of dower whereof she has none�), nil debet (�he owes nothing�), and nil habuit in tenementis (�he has nothing in the tenements�). In some legal terms, nil and nihil are interchangeable, such as in nil dicit default judgment, which is sometimes referred to as nihil dicit default judgment.