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German translation: Gewinnschwelle

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German translation:	Gewinnschwelle

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07:54 May 1, 2009

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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.

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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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Gewinnschwelle

Definition:
Die Gewinnschwelle ist der Punkt, an dem die Kosten und Aufwendungen gedeckt sind, d.h. der Punkt, bei dessen Überschreitung ein Gewinn erzielt wird.

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Gewinnschwelle

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Gewinnschwelle

Definition from Wikipedia:
Die Gewinnschwelle oder der Break-even-Point ist in der Wirtschaftswissenschaft der Punkt, an dem Erlös und Kosten einer Produktion (oder eines Produktes) gleich hoch sind und somit weder Verlust noch Gewinn erwirtschaftet wird.

Example sentence(s):

Nach einem Verlust von 0,6 Millionen Euro beim EBIT im Vorjahresquartal hat die Beta Systems Software AG im ersten Quartal 2009 operativ die Gewinnschwelle (0,0 Millionen Euro) erreicht. - Börse Go AG

Explanation:
Es wird häufig auch der englische Begriff "break-even" verwendet, wobei man dies aber vermeiden kann, zumal es einen eindeutigen deutschen Fachbegriff dafür gibt.

Petra Rennecke
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Gewinnschwelle

Definition from own experience or research:
Die Gewinnschwelle ist der Punkt, an dem die Kosten und Aufwendungen gedeckt sind, d.h. der Punkt, bei dessen Überschreitung ein Gewinn erzielt wird.

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Das seit Februar vergangenen Jahres privatisierte Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg dürfte im laufenden zweiten Quartal den Sprung über die Gewinnschwelle schaffen. - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Explanation:
In der Praxis wird oftmals der englische Begriff beibehalten. Er ist in der Geschäftswelt ein durchaus bekannter und gängiger Begriff.

Simone Clark
Germany
Local time: 05:48
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