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breaking even

VERB

be or become equal

Synonyms

WEAK

balance books equalize experience no loss recover cost recover expense

Example Sentences

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Both crops have been at least breaking even the past few years, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

One trader I worked with had traded futures for seven years with inconsistent results, breaking even most years.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

By the end of the year, she said, she was pulling in $15,000 in revenue a month from the center and was breaking even financially.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2025

By then, it also expects to be capable of producing 200 units a year, and to be breaking even in cash terms.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2024

Code breaking even helped drag the United States into the war.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield