| English term or phrase: break-even | Definition from PowerHomeBiz.com :
The point of business activity when total revenue equals total expenses. Above the break-even point, the business is making a profit. Below the break-even point, the business is incurring a loss.
Example sentence(s): - On the surface, break-even analysis is a tool to calculate at which sales volume the variable and fixed costs of producing your product will be recovered. Another way to look at it is that the break-even point is the point at which your product stops costing you money to produce and sell, and starts to generate a profit for your company. Weatherhead School of Management
- Generally, an initial break-even analysis focuses on a relatively narrow range of sales volume in which variable costs are simple to calculate. JBV's Competitive Edge
- A senior executive at Associated Newspapers has predicted that the London freesheet it is launching today will break even within four years, sooner than expected in its original business plan. guardian.co.uk
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