break even

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === break even (third-person singular simple present breaks even, present participle breaking even, simple past broke even, past participle broken even) (idiomatic) To neither gain nor lose money. (idiomatic) To stay the same; to neither advance nor regress. ==== Derived terms ==== break-even break-even point break-even time ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== pay for itself wash its face