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/ˈbreɪk ˈiːvən pɔɪnt/ · break·e·ven·point
noun
- The level of activity (often expressed in units sold or revenue earned) at which total revenues exactly equal total costs, resulting in neither profit nor loss. The company must sell 5,000 units to reach its break-even point for the new product.
- The specific point in a financial projection where cumulative cash inflows equal cumulative cash outflows. After three years, the project's break-even point was achieved, and it began generating net cash flow.
Synonyms
cost recovery pointzero‑profit pointprofit thresholdequilibrium pointbreakeven levelmarginless pointbreak‑even levelbreakeven point
Antonyms
Did you know? The hyphenated form "break‑even" was popularized in the 1920s with the rise of managerial accounting, and the phrase "break-even point" became a staple in corporate finance textbooks by the mid‑20th century.