| 释义 |
break-even orig. U.S.|ˈbreɪkˈiːv(ə)n|
[f. to break even (see break v. 48 b).]
Usu. attrib.: designating or pertaining to the point at which one ‘breaks even’ (see break v. 48 b); of or pertaining to a balance of expenditure and revenue, profit and loss, etc.
1938Barron's National Financial Weekly 14 Nov. 27/3 Tire companies in the first half of the year were around the break-even point on the average. 1948Jrnl. R. Aeronaut. Soc. LII. 688/2 By matching the right size of aeroplane to the stage length, ‘break-even’ fares of between fourpence and sixpence per passenger mile could be achieved. 1949Ibid. LIII. 199/2 Sales of 400 aircraft would be required before the constructor reached ‘break-even’ point and recovered his outlay. 1952A. E. Benn Management Dict. 66 Break-even point, that point at which the level of balance is equal, as the level of production at which there will be no profit or loss. 1958Times 12 Dec. 12/1 (heading) Earliest possible ‘break-even’. Ibid., Steps necessary to achieve the earliest possible break-even date. 1965Listener 1 July 9/2 Half the tenants..can afford a break-even rent. |