breakeven
verb
- 1
To neither gain nor lose money.
“After an entire night playing poker, he nearly broke even.”
- 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
The level of revenues sufficient to cover costs.
“We'll never reach break-even if our variable costs are higher than our selling price.”
Synonyms
adjective
- 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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