breaking even

Example Sentences

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For those with less than $2,000 of negative equity, that might mean waiting another six months to a year before breaking even on their loan, Jominy said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Rolex is likely only breaking even on its official secondhand watch program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

She said international fee income had quadrupled over eight years to 2023, but the university was "barely breaking even".

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

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

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

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