breakeven

verb

  1. 1

    To neither gain nor lose money.

    After an entire night playing poker, he nearly broke even.
  2. 2

    To stay the same; to neither advance nor regress.

    It's a lot of work just to break even and keep the weeds down.

noun

  1. 1

    The level of revenues sufficient to cover costs.

    We'll never reach break-even if our variable costs are higher than our selling price.

adjective

  1. 1

    That is characterized by the level of revenues just sufficient to cover costs

    The Altair 8800 computer was a break-even sale for MITS.

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