nil return

noun

1. a reply of zero to a request for a quantified reply

Example Sentences

Stannard had submitted a "nil return" declaration of interests form to the NHS trust, but an investigation found he was director of the two companies and had been approving invoices himself.

From BBC

It was, however, to be regretted that the only soldier to whom he spoke happened to be a blacksmith, for which trade we had the previous day sent to Brigade Headquarters a "nil" return.

From Project Gutenberg