zero tolerance

ˈzɪəroʊ ˈtɒlərəns

Definition

Definition of zero tolerance - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

rulesno tolerance for specific behavior or activity

The company has zero tolerance for harassment.

legalpolicy applying penalties to minor infringements

Zero tolerance means even small infractions are punished.

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Expressions with zero

ground zero

starting point of an event or process

The project was developed from ground zero.

zero chill

inability to stay calm or rational

He has zero chill when he's excited.

zero in

narrow down a search successfully

They zeroed in on the missing document.

year zero

the start of revolutionary change

The country declared year zero after the uprising.

at zero hour

adv.

at the exact time something is planned to start

The operation will commence at zero hour.

big fat zero

complete absence or failure of something

After all that effort, we got a big fat zero.

Expressions with tolerance

risk tolerance

willingness to take risks

His risk tolerance made him a great entrepreneur.

tolerance break

break from a drug to lower tolerance

He's taking a tolerance break from cannabis.

glucose tolerance

body’s ability to handle sugar in the blood after eating

Low glucose tolerance can increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

fault tolerance

ability to keep working despite failures

The server's fault tolerance ensures uptime during hardware failures.

glucose tolerance test

medical test measuring body's response to glucose

The doctor recommended a glucose tolerance test to assess her insulin sensitivity.

immune tolerance

state when body defenses do not react against certain harmless or self substances

Immune tolerance helps prevent the body from attacking its own tissues.

immunological tolerance

absence of immune response to specific antigens

Immunological tolerance prevents the body from attacking itself.

tolerance threshold

highest level of change or pressure accepted before reaction starts

The city's tolerance threshold for air pollution was exceeded last winter.

Examples of zero tolerance in a sentence

The policy of zero tolerance applies to cheating.
The school adopted a zero tolerance policy for bullying.
Zero tolerance in the workplace ensures strict adherence to rules.

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French:tolérance zéro, zéro tolérance, ...
German:null Toleranz, Null Toleranz, ...
Italian:tolleranza zero, approccio di tolleranza zero, ...
Spanish:tolerancia cero, política de cero tolerancia, ...
Portuguese:tolerância zero, ...
Chinese:零容忍, 零容忍政策, ...
Japanese:ゼロトレランス, 厳格な方針, ...
Arabic:سِيَاسَة عَدَم التَّسَامُح, عَدَم التَّسامُح المُطْلَق, ...
Hebrew:אֶפֶס סוֹבְלָנוּת, אִי סוֹבְלָנוּת מֻחְלֶטֶת, ...
Russian:нулевая терпимость, ...
Ukrainian:нульова толерантність, нульова терпимість, ...
Hindi:शून्य सहिष्णुता, कठोर असहिष्णुता नीति, ...
Bengali:শূন্য সহনশীলতা, শূন্য সহিষ্ণুতা, ...
Catalan:tolerància zero, ...
Czech:nulová tolerance, ...
Danish:nultolerance, nul-tolerance, ...
Dutch:nultolerantie, ...
Greek:μηδενική ανοχή, πολιτική μηδενικής ανοχής, ...
Hungarian:zéró tolerancia, nullatolerancia, ...
Khmer:គោលនយោបាយមិនអត់ឱន, ការមិនអត់ឱនដាច់ខាត, ...
Korean:무관용, 엄격한 처벌, ...
Persian:سیاست عدم مدارا, سیاست سخت‌گیرانه, ...
Polish:zero tolerancji, ...
Portuguese (BR):tolerância zero, ...
Romanian:toleranță zero, politică de toleranță zero, ...
Swedish:nolltolerans, ...
Thai:การไม่ยอมรับโดยเด็ดขาด, นโยบายลงโทษเด็ดขาด, ...
Turkish:sıfır tolerans, ...
Vietnamese:chính sách không khoan nhượng, chính sách xử phạt nghiêm khắc, ...

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