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Meaning of break even | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To neither gain nor lose money.
    idiomatic
  2. To stay the same; to neither advance nor regress.
    idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“After an entire night playing poker, he nearly broke even.”
“The BTC had no clear plan how to fulfil its remit to break even, year-on-year.”
“It's a lot of work just to break even and keep the weeds down.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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