break·even
ˈbrāk-ˈē-vən 
: the point at which cost and income are equal and there is neither profit nor loss
also
: a financial result reflecting neither profit nor loss
: having equal cost and income
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
In states still dependent on coal, the break-even point arrives later but still occurs well before a car's third birthday.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Barcelona avoided a breach of the break-even requirement that season even after that €267million transaction was discounted, in part due to adjustments related to the impact of Covid-19.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
That puts it within a hair of break-even already.
—Harry Booth, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
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Adjusted net loss, which shows financial performance without extraordinary items, was $41 million for the quarter compared to the same quarter last year when it was break-even, Agrawal said.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
In states still dependent on coal, the break-even point arrives later but still occurs well before a car's third birthday.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Barcelona avoided a breach of the break-even requirement that season even after that €267million transaction was discounted, in part due to adjustments related to the impact of Covid-19.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
That puts it within a hair of break-even already.
—Harry Booth, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Breakeven.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breakeven. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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