break even
Example Sentences
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"Farmers are compelled to return to the field and stick with contract farming, hoping that they will at some point break even," Tembo told AFP.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Typically, you have to live into your early 80s to break even if you take Social Security early.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
Analysts had expected the company to break even on this financial measure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 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
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
