Definitions for nix
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippoverb

   a quantity of no importance

   "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it"

2. forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nixverb

   command against

   "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nixnoun

   A treacherous water-spirit; a nixie.

2. Nixnoun

   One of the moons of Pluto (named 21 June 2006.)

3. nixnoun

   Unix and various other similar and/or compatible operating systems.

   , , , , and are examples of *nixes.

4. Etymology: Named after the mother of Charon, goddess of darkness and light.

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1. nix

   Nix is a term primarily used in British English as a slang or informal way to say "no" or "nothing." It is often used to reject or dismiss a suggestion or to express disagreement. Nix can also be used as a verb meaning to cancel, reject, or veto something. Additionally, in the context of software, Nix refers to a powerful package manager for Linux and other Unix systems that makes package management reliable and reproducible.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nix

   one of a class of water spirits, commonly described as of a mischievous disposition

2. Etymology: [G. Cf. 1st Nick.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nix

   niks, n. (Teut. myth.) a water-spirit, mostly malignant.—Also Nix′ie, Nix′y. [Ger. nix; cf. Nicker.]

2. Nix

   niks, n. nothing: (U.S.) in the postal service, anything unmailable because addressed to places which are not post-offices or to post-offices not existing in the States, &c., indicated in the address—usually in pl. [Ger. nichts, nothing.]

3. Nix

   niks, interj. a roughs' street-cry of warning at the policeman, &c.

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1. NIX

   What does NIX stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the NIX acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NIX

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Nix is ranked #1438 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Nix surname appeared 24,786 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 8 would have the surname Nix.
   
   81% or 20,089 total occurrences were White.
   13.2% or 3,294 total occurrences were Black.
   2.3% or 573 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2% or 513 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 208 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 109 total occurrences were Asian.

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How to pronounce nix?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say nix in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nix in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nix in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of nix in a Sentence

1. Kevin Chmielewski:

   We would have meetings (about) what we were going to take off on the official schedule. We had at one point three different schedules. One of them was one that no one else saw except three or four of us, it was a secret ... and they would decide what to nix from the public calendar.

2. Lehigh Cohen:

   If I have a buyer that is looking for a million dollar house, westchester County will look closely at the tax bill. Is Westchester County $ 20,000 ? Or is Westchester County $ 30,000 ? Westchester County's a significant difference for the budget of people moving up. Westchester County may nix the houses with $ 30,000 tax bills.

3. Kevin Chmielewski:

   We would have meetings what we were going to take off on the official schedule. We had at one point three different schedules. One of them was one that no one else saw except three or four of us, it was a secret... and they would decide what to nix from the public calendar.

4. San Diego:

   We are aware of the alleged incident involving Jacob Nix last Sunday in Arizona, we take this matter seriously and have been in contact with the Commissioner's office and local authorities. Due to the ongoing legal proceedings, we will not have any further comment at this time.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=nix
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nix
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nix
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=nix
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html