Nil/nɪl/ Definition 1 of 3Pro Tip 1/3Score Reference Used in sports to indicate no points or goals scored by a team or player. The soccer match ended with the score at two-nil. Pro Tip 2/3Probability Describes the likelihood of an event happening as non-existent. There's a nil chance of rain today according to the forecast. Pro Tip 3/3Absence Indication Indicates that a particular quality or element is completely absent. Her interest in the subject was nil.