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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Deep Vakil, Wired News, 2 Aug. 2025
Sunderland might have been profitable last season, or at the very least hovering near break-even.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
Margins will be tighter than Wall Street anticipated in the period, and Intel only expects a break-even quarter.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 July 2025
That settlement offered hospitals some stability, including a freeze on tax increases and consistent supplemental payments that were just enough to break-even.
—Heather Somers, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2025
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The break-even level for drilling new wells is somewhere close to $60 per barrel, according to oil and gas experts.
—Deep Vakil, Wired News, 2 Aug. 2025
Sunderland might have been profitable last season, or at the very least hovering near break-even.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
Margins will be tighter than Wall Street anticipated in the period, and Intel only expects a break-even quarter.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 July 2025
That settlement offered hospitals some stability, including a freeze on tax increases and consistent supplemental payments that were just enough to break-even.
—Heather Somers, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2025
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“Breakeven.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breakeven. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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