Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Breakeven
English answer:
Break-even (adjective) /break even (verb)
Added to glossary by
suezen
Jan 28, 2005 06:32
20 yrs ago
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Is there a word like that?
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| 4 +6 | break-even/ break-even |
suezen
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| 4 +5 | to break even |
Hacene
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| 4 | yes |
Christian
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break-even/ break-even
according to Websters it either has a hyphen or is written as 2 words
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Note added at 25 mins (2005-01-28 06:57:17 GMT)
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sorry, I meant the second one to be without a hyphen! It\'s too early for me.
As 2 seperate wods, it is a verb which means to emerge from a transaction with balancing gains and losses or other considerations.
With a hyphen it becomes an adjective = having equal outgo and and return or loss and profit.
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Note added at 25 mins (2005-01-28 06:57:17 GMT)
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sorry, I meant the second one to be without a hyphen! It\'s too early for me.
As 2 seperate wods, it is a verb which means to emerge from a transaction with balancing gains and losses or other considerations.
With a hyphen it becomes an adjective = having equal outgo and and return or loss and profit.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "What is the meaning then?"
+5
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to break even
it is an expression, not a word on its own.
e.g.: Despite heavy losses, the company broke even.
as a word, normally separated by an hyphen: break-even
e.g.: the break-even point
e.g.: Despite heavy losses, the company broke even.
as a word, normally separated by an hyphen: break-even
e.g.: the break-even point
Peer comment(s):
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RHELLER
: exactly! betting in Las Vegas, he won a little, lost a little and broke even :-)
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cheers Rita
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Will Matter
: You answer KudoZ, 50% of your answers are accepted, you broke even. :)
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cheers Will, n1
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Tegan Raleigh
: I've only encountered it as a verb like Hacene wrote here: "to break even."
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cheers Tegan
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Jeannie Graham
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cheers Kalimeh
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Madeleine MacRae Klintebo
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cheers Madeleine
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