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Definition of Break even

1. Verb. Make neither profit nor loss.

2. Verb. Attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport.

Definition of Break even

1. Verb. (idiomatic) To neither gain nor lose money. ¹

2. Verb. (idiomatic) To stay the same; to neither advance nor regress. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Break Even

break-ins break-up break a law break a leg break a sweat break apart break away break bad break bread break bulk

break camp break cover break dance break dancing break down break even (current term) break free break ground break in break into

break it down break loose break new ground break of dawn break of day break of serve break of the day break off break on the wheel break one's arm patting oneself on the back

Literary usage of Break even

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Creating Markets for Energy Technologies by International Energy Agency (2003)
"Making Photovoltaics break even 10 1/1 0,1 1000 Price competition with incumbent technology (usually fossil fuel) 0,1 Source: OECD/IEA(2000). ..."

2. Selling Used Books Online: The Complete Guide to Bookselling at Amazon's by Stephen Windwalker (2002)
"Does this mean that $5% of aff of your revenues beyond your break-even ... But you should have a good handle on your break-even budget so that you know what ..."

3. Breaking Into the Trade Game: A Small Business Guide to Exporting edited by Kathy Parker (1997)
"This level of sales is called the Break-Even Point (BEP) sales level. ... To calculate the break-even point, costs must be identified as being either fixed ..."

4. Water Balances in the Eastern Mediterranean by David B. Brooks, Ozay Mehmet (2000)
"The break-even prices given here for Nicosia and Gazimagusa are based on the ... Table 11 gives the break-even prices of water per cubic metre for various ..."

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