ゼロベース

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

zero-based

Finance term for budgeting or planning that starts from zero each period, without carrying over previous figures.

• 来らい年ねん度どの予よ算さんはゼロベースで見み直なおします。

  We will review next year's budget on a zero-based basis.

noun

starting from scratch; clean slate

General use for resetting a situation, plan, or relationship and beginning again without preconceptions or past baggage.

• 失しっ敗ぱいを気きにせず、ゼロベースで考かんがえ直なおそう。

  Let's rethink it from scratch without worrying about the failure.

• 二人ふたりの関かん係けいをゼロベースに戻もどしたい。

  I want to reset our relationship to a clean slate.