ALL meanings of breakeven
break-e·ven
B b - noun breakeven the level of commercial activity at which the total cost and total revenue of a business enterprise are equal 3
- modifier breakeven relating to or resulting in a level of commercial activity at which the total cost and total revenue of a business enterprise are equal 3
- noun breakeven Breakeven is the point at which the money a company makes from the sale of goods or services is equal to the money it has spent, so that there is neither profit nor loss. 3
- adjective breakeven level; flat; without surface irregularities; smooth: an even road. 1
- adjective breakeven on the same level; in the same plane or line; parallel: even with the ground. 1
- adjective breakeven with income and expenses equal 1
- adjective breakeven free from variations or fluctuations; regular: even motion. 1
- adjective breakeven uniform in action, character, or quality: to hold an even course. 1
- adjective breakeven equal in measure or quantity: Add even amounts of oil and vinegar. 1
- adjective breakeven divisible by two, as a number (opposed to odd). 1
- adjective breakeven denoted by such a number: the even pages of a book. 1
- adjective breakeven exactly expressible in integers, or in tens, hundreds, etc., without fractional parts: an even seven miles. 1
- adjective breakeven Mathematics. (of a function) having a sign that remains the same when the sign of each independent variable is changed at the same time. 1
- adjective breakeven equally balanced or divided; equal: Check to see if the scales are even. 1
- adjective breakeven leaving no balance of debt on either side; square: We will not be even until I can repay him for saving my life. 1
- adjective breakeven calm; placid; not easily excited or angered: an even temper. 1
- adjective breakeven equitable, impartial, or fair: an even bargain. 1
- noun breakeven an act or instance of breaking; disruption or separation of parts; fracture; rupture: There was a break in the window. 1
- noun breakeven an opening made by breaking; gap: The break in the wall had not been repaired. 1
- noun breakeven a rush away from a place; an attempt to escape: a break for freedom. 1
- noun breakeven a sudden dash or rush, as toward something: When the rain lessened, I made a break for home. 1
- noun breakeven a suspension of or sudden rupture in friendly relations. 1
- noun breakeven an interruption of continuity; departure from or rupture with: Abstract painters made a break with the traditions of the past. 1
- noun breakeven an abrupt or marked change, as in sound or direction, or a brief pause: They noticed a curious break in his voice. 1
- noun breakeven Informal. an opportunity or stroke of fortune, especially a lucky one. a chance to improve one's lot, especially one unlooked for or undeserved. 1
- noun breakeven the breaks, Informal. the way things happen; fate: Sorry to hear about your bad luck, but I guess those are the breaks. 1
- noun breakeven a brief rest, as from work: The actors took a ten-minute break from rehearsal. 1
- noun breakeven Radio, Television. a brief, scheduled interruption of a program or broadcasting period for the announcement of advertising or station identification. 1
- noun breakeven Prosody. a pause or caesura. 1
- noun breakeven Jazz. a solo passage, usually of from 2 to 12 bars, during which the rest of the instruments are silent. 1
- noun breakeven Music. the point in the scale where the quality of voice of one register changes to that of another, as from chest to head. 1
- noun breakeven break dancing. 1
- noun breakeven a sharp and considerable drop in the prices of stock issues. 1
- noun breakeven Electricity. an opening or discontinuity in a circuit. 1
- noun breakeven Printing. one or more blank lines between two paragraphs. breaks, suspension points. 1
- noun breakeven the place, after a letter, where a word is or may be divided at the end of a line. 1
- noun breakeven a collapse of health, strength, or spirit; breakdown. 1
- noun breakeven Informal. an indiscreet or awkward remark or action; social blunder; faux pas. 1
- noun breakeven Billiards, Pool. a series of successful strokes; run. 1
- noun breakeven Pool. the opening play, in which the cue ball is shot to scatter the balls. 1
- noun breakeven Sports. a change in direction of a pitched or bowled ball. 1
- noun breakeven Horse Racing, Track. the start of a race. 1
- noun breakeven (in harness racing) an act or instance of a horse's changing from a trot or pace into a gallop or other step. 1
- noun breakeven Bowling. a failure to knock down all ten pins in a single frame. 1
- noun breakeven Boxing. an act or instance of stepping back or separating from a clinch: a clean break. 1
- noun breakeven any of several stages in the grinding of grain in which the bran is separated from the kernel. 1
- noun breakeven Botany. a sport. 1
- noun breakeven Journalism. the point at the bottom of a column where a printed story is carried over to another column or page. 1
- noun breakeven Nautical. the place at which a superstructure, deckhouse, or the like, rises from the main deck of a vessel. 1
- noun breakeven breaks, Physical Geography. an area dissected by small ravines and gullies. 1