Zero population growth

Economics: Principles & Practices

Definition: Condition in which the average number of births and deaths balance so that population size is unchanged

Zero-coupon bond

Economics: Principles & Practices

Definition: Bond which pays no interest and is instead issued at a discount to its repayment value

 
Zero-coupon mortgage

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Definition: A long-term commercial mortgage that defers all payments of principal and interest until maturity.

 
Zero-sum game

Economics: Principles & Practices

Definition: Belief that the gains to one party (player or country) can only be achieved at the expense of the other party (player or country)

 
Zoning

Economics: Principles & Practices

Definition: Set of local laws or regulations that determine how real property can be used in specific geographic areas