break even
break even · breaks even · broke even · broken even · breaking even
den Ist-Zustand bewahren, mit plus/minus null rauskommen
To neither gain nor lose a quantity of something, moneyTo neither gain nor lose a quantity of something, (especially) money.
» Tom has broken even.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic)To neither gain nor lose a quantity of something, (especially) money.
After an entire night playing poker, he nearly broke even.
mit plus/minus null rauskommen
make neither profit nor loss
(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.
den Ist-Zustand bewahren
Examples
5 sentencesTom has broken even.
We can still break even.
ruМы ещё можем выйти в ноль.
We're breaking even.
Tom and Mary are breaking even.
Ziri is barely breaking even.
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 2
to neither gain nor lose money:
to stay the same:
Forms
breaks even, breaking even, broke even, broken even| Base form | break even · to break even |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | breaks even |
| Present participle | breaking even |
| Past simple | broke even |
| Past participle | broken even |
irregular · Lesson
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsRelatedat cost
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle