Nix

/nɪks/

Meaning & Definition

noun

nothing; zero

After hours of negotiation, they walked away with nix.

a rejection or cancellation

The project received a nix from the board due to budget constraints.

verb

to reject, cancel, or prohibit something

The committee decided to nix the proposed budget increase.

to terminate or end a plan or idea

She has nixed her plans to travel abroad this summer.

to refuse to accept or agree to something

He nixed the suggestion for the new marketing strategy.

Origin unknown, possibly from the German word 'nichts' meaning 'nothing'.

nix on that

To reject or refuse something.

nixed out

To be completely rejected or eliminated.

cancel

To call off or decide not to do something.

abort

To terminate a process before completion.

To dismiss or reject.

She nixed the idea of going to that movie.

To disregard or ignore.

He completely nixed the suggestion.