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動詞

break even (三人称単数 現在形 breaks even, 現在分詞 breaking even, 過去形 broke even, 過去分詞 broken even)

1. (idiomatic) To neither gain nor lose money.

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

   • 2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 43:

     The BTC had no clear plan how to fulfil its remit to break even, year-on-year.

2. (idiomatic) To stay the same; to neither advance nor regress.

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

派生語

• break-even
• break-even point

参考

• pay for itself
• wash its face

名詞

break-even (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 break-evens)

1. (business, management) The level of revenues sufficient to cover costs.

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

同意語

• (business, management): break-even point

形容詞

break-even (not comparable)

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.

   • 2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 38:

     The British Transport Commission (BTC) was created to own not just the railways, but also London Underground, docks, inland waterways, and some road haulage activities. Its remit was to operate on a break-even basis, with sustained losses unacceptable.

派生語

• break-even point

関連する語

• break even (verb)

形容詞

breakeven (not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of break-even

動詞

breakeven

1. (nonstandard) Alternative spelling of break even
   • 2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, page 94:

     The three laws [of thermodynamics] have been humorously restated as (1) You can't win. (2) You can't even breakeven. (3) You can't get out of the game.