break even
Example Sentences
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Wasserman and other organizers have said they expect the Games to at least break even, or to produce a surplus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Enflame expects to break even or turn a profit this year or the next, depending on revenue and margins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
To break even the system would have to make around 12% of savings in one year.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
In San Francisco, it similarly takes 16.9 years to save for a down payment, and 30 years in the house, for a total of 46.9 years to break even.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 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
