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break_even
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[ verb ] (business) make neither profit nor loss
Used in print (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)In many cases that statement `` We break_even on our downtown operation and make money on our branches '' would be turned_around if the cost_analysis were recalculated on terms less prejudicial to the old store . |
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[ verb ] (business) attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport
Used in print (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)Tonight at 8 o'clock the Cardinals , who gave the Pirates as much trouble as anyone did in 1960 , breaking_even with them , will get their first 1961 shot at baseball 's world champions . Related terms |
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