break even

break even
verb
1. make neither profit nor loss (Freq. 1)
• Ant: ↑profit, ↑lose
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

2. attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms: ↑reach, ↑hit, ↑attain
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s Adjective/Noun

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Somebody ——s Adjective

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intransitive verb
: to emerge from a contest or transaction with balancing gains and losses or other favorable and unfavorable considerations; especially : to operate a business or enterprise without either loss or profit

the store expects to break even next month

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break even
1. To avoid making a loss but fail to make a profit
2. To reach the point at which revenue equals costs (breakˈeven noun and adjective)
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Main Entry: ↑break

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break even phrase
if a person or business breaks even, they neither make a profit nor lose money
Thesaurus: relating to making profitsynonym
Main entry: break

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reach a point in a business venture when the profits are equal to the costs

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break even
: to take in as much money as you spend : to operate without either a loss or a profit

After years of losing money the company is starting to break even and hopes to make a profit soon.

— see also ↑break-even
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Main Entry: ↑break
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break even — see ↑break, 1
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Main Entry: ↑even

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break ˈeven idiom
to complete a piece of business, etc. without either losing money or making a profit

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The company just about broke even last year.

Main entry: ↑evenidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • break even — {v. phr.}, {informal} (stress on even ) To end a series of gains and losses having the same amount you started with; have expenses equal to profits; have equal gain and loss. * /The storekeeper made many sales, but his expenses were so high that… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • break even — {v. phr.}, {informal} (stress on even ) To end a series of gains and losses having the same amount you started with; have expenses equal to profits; have equal gain and loss. * /The storekeeper made many sales, but his expenses were so high that… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • break even — /brekˈivən, ingl. ˈbreɪkˌiv(J)n/ [lett. «chiusura (break) alla pari (even)»] loc. sost. m. inv. (econ.) pareggio …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

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  • Break-even — [bre:k |i:vn̩ ], der; [s], s <englisch> (kurz für Break even Point) …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

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