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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˌbreɪk ˈivən/ · UK /ˌbreɪk ˈiːvən/
break even means: If you earn or win exactly as much as you spend or lose, you gain nothing and lose nothing.
verb
If you earn or win exactly as much as you spend or lose, you gain nothing and lose nothing.
- We hope to break even.
- The shop finally broke even last month.
- Did you break even on your investment?
To stay at the same level, without getting better or worse.
- We work hard just to break even.
- Despite extra practice, the team only broke even in overall performance.
- With weeds growing so fast, gardeners struggle to break even.
phrase
If a business earns exactly enough money to pay its costs, it makes no profit or loss.
- Our business needs to break even.
- The café broke even after paying its rent and staff.
- How many tickets must we sell to break even?
Questions about break even
What does break even mean?
If you earn or win exactly as much as you spend or lose, you gain nothing and lose nothing.
What is break even in other languages?
Türkçe: başabaş gelmek · Español: salir sin ganancias ni pérdidas · Français: rentrer dans ses frais · Deutsch: weder Gewinn noch Verlust machen · Italiano: andare in pareggio · 日本語: 収支が釣り合う
How do you pronounce break even?
In American English /ˌbreɪk ˈivən/; in British English /ˌbreɪk ˈiːvən/.
How do you use break even in a sentence?
We hope to break even. The shop finally broke even last month.
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