break-even

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break-even

noun break-evens · breakeven

countable, uncountable The level of revenues sufficient to cover costs. We'll never reach break-even if our variable costs are higher than our selling price.
Similar: break-even point

adjective breakeven

not comparable 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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@misc{break_even_2026,
  title = {break-even},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/break-even},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}