How to Use break-even in a Sentence
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The dev said the break-even point is about 580 calls/day on the Platinum plan, for example.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2024
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Last month, Musk announced that Starlink had achieved break-even cash flow.
—Steve Mollman, Fortune, 24 Dec. 2023
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The Cubs, now six games under the break-even mark, entered the game with seven of nine starters hitting .270 or better.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2023
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Zaslav has said streaming is now a break-even business.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
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Central to much of that discussion was the concept of a break-even oil price—the price of oil at which an exporting country would be able to balance its budget.
—Michael Levi, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2015
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The break-even period on hot spots, previously measured in weeks, is now measured in years.
—Jacob Russell, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2023
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This year, with Green starting and playing almost exclusively at center, might cross the break-even point.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024
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September’s reading was the first time in five months that overall builder sentiment levels dropped below the break-even measure of 50.
—Anna Bahney, CNN, 19 Sep. 2023
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For customers enrolled in the CARE discount program, the break-even point would be if their average monthly charge for electricity use was $60 to $75.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
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The break-even point – when your artificial tree’s emissions match the emissions of buying a live tree each year – varies from as little as four years to as many as 20 years, depending on the factors considered.
—Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2023
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The break-even point – when your artificial tree's emissions match the emissions of buying a live tree each year – varies from as little as four years to as many as 20 years, depending on the factors considered.
—Curtis Vanderschaaf, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2023
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But if the economy contracts, freight rates are expected to fall below break-even levels and kick off a new series of price wars among carriers that in the past led to multiyear losses.
—Costas Paris, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023
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Including dividends, investors with S&P 500 index funds already returned to break-even a month ago.
—Stan Choe The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 20 Jan. 2024
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Across the board, Broadway still faces significant challenges, particularly the rising production costs that for many shows have pushed the break-even gross past $1 million a week.
—Gordon Cox, Variety, 15 May 2024
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Passenger levels are rebounding, Gardner said, but reaching the break-even milestone is at least five years away – and potentially longer because of major investments through the federal infrastructure law.
—Greg Wallace, CNN, 6 June 2023
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Buying vaccines is the second largest outlay pediatric practices have, after staffing costs, said O’Leary, who noted that administering vaccines is pretty much a break-even operation.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 24 May 2023
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That’s all because running the museum is essentially a break-even effort that comes with a significant price tag, including enormous insurance and security costs.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2024
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Conducting sensitivity and break-even analysis, reviewing strategies and renegotiating terms with your vendor for technology refinements are also important steps to optimize ROI.
—Nishith Rastogi, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
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