break even

収支が釣り合う、損得なしになる

収入や勝ち分が支出や損失と等しく、利益も損も出ないこと。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： break even on something (We broke even on the ticket sales.)

よく使う表現： break even financially, just break even, barely break even

現状を維持する

良くも悪くもならず、同じ水準にとどまること。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： stay level, hold steady

よく使う表現： just break even, barely break even

収支が釣り合う、採算が取れる

収入と費用がちょうど同じで、利益も損失も出ないこと。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： break even on something (The company broke even on its first project.)

類義語： cover costs

よく使う表現： break even financially, just break even, finally break even