ALL meanings of break even
break-e·ven
B b - verb break even to attain a level of activity, as in commerce, or a point of operation, as in gambling, at which there is neither profit nor loss 3
- noun break even the level of commercial activity at which the total cost and total revenue of a business enterprise are equal 3
- noun break even (as modifier) 3
- noun break even to finish as neither a winner nor a loser 3
- adjective break even designating that point, as in a commercial venture, at which income and expenses are equal 3
- verb break even If a company breaks even, the money that it makes from the sale of goods or services is equal to the money that it has spent, so that there is neither profit nor loss. 3
- verb break even If a business or person breaks even, they earn as much money as they spend but they do not make a profit or a loss. 3
- adjective break even level; flat; without surface irregularities; smooth: an even road. 1
- adjective break even on the same level; in the same plane or line; parallel: even with the ground. 1
- adjective break even free from variations or fluctuations; regular: even motion. 1
- adjective break even uniform in action, character, or quality: to hold an even course. 1
- adjective break even equal in measure or quantity: Add even amounts of oil and vinegar. 1
- adjective break even divisible by two, as a number (opposed to odd). 1
- adjective break even denoted by such a number: the even pages of a book. 1
- adjective break even exactly expressible in integers, or in tens, hundreds, etc., without fractional parts: an even seven miles. 1
- adjective break even Mathematics. (of a function) having a sign that remains the same when the sign of each independent variable is changed at the same time. 1
- adjective break even equally balanced or divided; equal: Check to see if the scales are even. 1
- adjective break even leaving no balance of debt on either side; square: We will not be even until I can repay him for saving my life. 1
- adjective break even calm; placid; not easily excited or angered: an even temper. 1
- adjective break even equitable, impartial, or fair: an even bargain. 1
- noun break even an act or instance of breaking; disruption or separation of parts; fracture; rupture: There was a break in the window. 1
- noun break even an opening made by breaking; gap: The break in the wall had not been repaired. 1
- noun break even a rush away from a place; an attempt to escape: a break for freedom. 1
- noun break even a sudden dash or rush, as toward something: When the rain lessened, I made a break for home. 1
- noun break even a suspension of or sudden rupture in friendly relations. 1
- noun break even an interruption of continuity; departure from or rupture with: Abstract painters made a break with the traditions of the past. 1
- noun break even an abrupt or marked change, as in sound or direction, or a brief pause: They noticed a curious break in his voice. 1
- noun break even Informal. an opportunity or stroke of fortune, especially a lucky one. a chance to improve one's lot, especially one unlooked for or undeserved. 1
- noun break even the breaks, Informal. the way things happen; fate: Sorry to hear about your bad luck, but I guess those are the breaks. 1
- noun break even a brief rest, as from work: The actors took a ten-minute break from rehearsal. 1
- noun break even Radio, Television. a brief, scheduled interruption of a program or broadcasting period for the announcement of advertising or station identification. 1
- noun break even Prosody. a pause or caesura. 1
- noun break even Jazz. a solo passage, usually of from 2 to 12 bars, during which the rest of the instruments are silent. 1
- noun break even Music. the point in the scale where the quality of voice of one register changes to that of another, as from chest to head. 1
- noun break even break dancing. 1
- noun break even a sharp and considerable drop in the prices of stock issues. 1
- noun break even Electricity. an opening or discontinuity in a circuit. 1
- noun break even Printing. one or more blank lines between two paragraphs. breaks, suspension points. 1
- noun break even the place, after a letter, where a word is or may be divided at the end of a line. 1
- noun break even a collapse of health, strength, or spirit; breakdown. 1
- noun break even Informal. an indiscreet or awkward remark or action; social blunder; faux pas. 1
- noun break even Billiards, Pool. a series of successful strokes; run. 1
- noun break even Pool. the opening play, in which the cue ball is shot to scatter the balls. 1
- noun break even Sports. a change in direction of a pitched or bowled ball. 1
- noun break even Horse Racing, Track. the start of a race. 1
- noun break even (in harness racing) an act or instance of a horse's changing from a trot or pace into a gallop or other step. 1
- noun break even Bowling. a failure to knock down all ten pins in a single frame. 1
- noun break even Boxing. an act or instance of stepping back or separating from a clinch: a clean break. 1
- noun break even any of several stages in the grinding of grain in which the bran is separated from the kernel. 1
- noun break even Botany. a sport. 1