break even
Example Sentences
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It will need to make between $625 million to $750 million to break even, which seems more than doable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Provided his renovations didn’t total more than $4.5 million, he will at least break even on the sale.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
It can break even at much lower volumes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
They calculate that the S&P 500 took 15 years on a price basis to break even after inflation in the wake of the tech bubble burst—from 2000 to 2015.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 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
