break even

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SKW's CEO Carsten Franzke says that the company is not a "war profiteer" and will probably just break even once soaring energy costs are also taken into account.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

Given the higher prices for electric vehicles, it would take years for the average EV owner to break even based on fuel savings alone.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

Allbritton, who co-founded Politico, aims for the Star to break even by 2029, without a sale as an endgame.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

He claimed to not make any money from it and said he was lucky to break even on travel expenses.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

What I took out of them was that character was measured by facing up to difficult situations and that a hero was a man who would not break even under the most trying circumstances.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela