break-evenn.

/ˈbreɪkˈiːv(ə)n/

Etymology: < to break even (see break v. Phrases 7b).

Originally U.S.

Usually attributive: designating or pertaining to the point at which one ‘breaks even’ (see break v. Phrases 7b); of or pertaining to a balance of expenditure and revenue, profit and loss, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > [adjective] > balanced expenditure and revenue

break-even1938

1938 Barron's National Financial Weekly 14 Nov. 27/3 Tire companies in the first half of the year were around the break-even point on the average.

1948 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 52 688/2 By matching the right size of aeroplane to the stage length, ‘break-even’ fares of between fourpence and sixpence per passenger mile could be achieved.

1949 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 53 199/2 Sales of 400 aircraft would be required before the constructor reached ‘break-even’ point and recovered his outlay.

1952 A. E. Benn Managem. Dict. 66 Break-even point, that point at which the level of balance is equal, as the level of production at which there will be no profit or loss.

1958 Times 12 Dec. 12/1 Earliest possible ‘break-even’... Steps necessary to achieve the earliest possible break-even date.

1965 Listener 1 July 9/2 Half the tenants..can afford a break-even rent.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	break-even
释义	break-evenn. /ˈbreɪkˈiːv(ə)n/ Etymology: < to break even (see break v. Phrases 7b). Originally U.S. Usually attributive: designating or pertaining to the point at which one ‘breaks even’ (see break v. Phrases 7b); of or pertaining to a balance of expenditure and revenue, profit and loss, etc. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > [adjective] > balanced expenditure and revenue break-even1938 1938 Barron's National Financial Weekly 14 Nov. 27/3 Tire companies in the first half of the year were around the break-even point on the average. 1948 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 52 688/2 By matching the right size of aeroplane to the stage length, ‘break-even’ fares of between fourpence and sixpence per passenger mile could be achieved. 1949 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 53 199/2 Sales of 400 aircraft would be required before the constructor reached ‘break-even’ point and recovered his outlay. 1952 A. E. Benn Managem. Dict. 66 Break-even point, that point at which the level of balance is equal, as the level of production at which there will be no profit or loss. 1958 Times 12 Dec. 12/1 Earliest possible ‘break-even’... Steps necessary to achieve the earliest possible break-even date. 1965 Listener 1 July 9/2 Half the tenants..can afford a break-even rent. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1938
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