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動詞

break even (third-person singular simple present breaks even, present participle breaking even, simple past broke even, past participle broken even)

1. (idiomatic) To neither gain nor lose a quantity of something, (especially) money.

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

   • 2021 August 30, Dave Barrack, Grrl Power (webcomic), Grrl Power #975 – Cheap kick:

     "How much energy did you gain from those attacks verses how much did you use to heal?" "It was a small net loss. Close enough that I basically broke even. The nose hurt more, but the knee required more energy to put back together."

   • 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
• break-even time

参考

名詞

break-even (countable and uncountable, plural 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)