BREAK EVEN
Dictionary entry overview: What does break even mean?
• BREAK EVEN (verb)
The verb BREAK EVEN has 2 senses:
1. make neither profit nor loss
2. attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport
Familiarity information: BREAK EVEN used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BREAK EVEN (verb)
Meaning:
Make neither profit nor loss
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Antonym:
lose (fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit)
profit (make a profit; gain money or materially)
Meaning:
Attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "break even" is one way to...):
attain; hit; reach (reach a point in time, or a certain state or level)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
