noun
nil return; zero offer; nothing offered
Used in contexts like wage negotiations, surveys, or reports when a party provides no response, offer, or result. Often implies a disappointing or empty outcome.
春闘で経営側がゼロ回答を提示した。
Management presented a nil return in the spring labor offensive.
アンケートの回収率が低く、半数以上がゼロ回答だった。
The survey response rate was low, and more than half were nil returns.