To break even is to end with exactly as much as you started with. Just break even, break even on the deal.
It is neither a profit nor a loss, and for a new business it is the first real target. To break even on an evening at the races counts as a good night out.
1phrasebreak evenTo end with exactly as much as you started with.
“The stall took enough to break even and no more.”
break even is a phrase.
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