Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
break-even
Dutch translation:
break-even
May 1, 2009 07:55
15 yrs ago
English term
break-even
GBK
English to Dutch
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
Definition from
PowerHomeBiz.com:
The point of business activity when total revenue equals total expenses. Above the break-even point, the business is making a profit. Below the break-even point, the business is incurring a loss.
Example sentences:
On the surface, break-even analysis is a tool to calculate at which sales volume the variable and fixed costs of producing your product will be recovered. Another way to look at it is that the break-even point is the point at which your product stops costing you money to produce and sell, and starts to generate a profit for your company. (Weatherhead School of Management)
Generally, an initial break-even analysis focuses on a relatively narrow range of sales volume in which variable costs are simple to calculate. (JBV's Competitive Edge)
A senior executive at Associated Newspapers has predicted that the London freesheet it is launching today will break even within four years, sooner than expected in its original business plan. (guardian.co.uk)
Proposed translations
(Dutch)
5 +5 | break-even |
Caroline de Hartogh BBA
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Apr 30, 2009 18:42: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
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May 4, 2009 08:54: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Completion"
Proposed translations
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break-even
According to NIMA (Dutch association for Marketing) we write combinations with break-even as follows:
break-evenanalyse, break-evenpunt, break-evenratio, break-evenresponse, enz.
break-evenanalyse, break-evenpunt, break-evenratio, break-evenresponse, enz.
Definition from
Terminologie Financieel Management 2001:
break-even: administratieve verantwoording op basis van winstneming na bereiken "break-even point" van een project (na terugverdienen geactiveerde aanloop- en ontwikkelingskosten)
Example sentences:
Het break-evenpunt, in het algemeen, het punt waarop de winsten de verliezen evenaren. (http://www.12manage.com/methods_break-ev)
Note from asker:
Ik ben ook akkoord. In Van Dale staat evenwel : break-even-punt of mag ook break-even-point |
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