break-even
/ˈbreɪk iːvn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbreɪk iːvn/ (ame, ipa)
break-even — 形容詞
1. bringing in exactly enough money to cover costs, with nothing left over as gain.
損益兩平的
收入剛好打平成本
bringing in exactly enough money to cover costs, with nothing left over as gain.
Obi set a break-even ticket price for the school play.
Obi 為學校話劇把票價訂在損益兩平的水準。
break-even + ticket price
After rent rose, David needed break-even sales of fifty tickets a night.
房租漲了之後，David 每晚得賣出五十張票，才能達到損益兩平的門檻。
break-even + sales
The report shows a break-even figure for each weekend market.
這份報告列出每個週末市集的損益兩平數字。
Without sponsors, the team needed a break-even entry fee of thirty dollars.
如果沒有贊助商，這支球隊就得收取三十美元的損益兩平報名費。
- cost-neutral
close in meaning, especially for plans or policy changes that neither add nor save money
- self-supporting
suggests an activity can pay for itself over time, not just on one calculation
- non-loss-making
formal and more accounting-like than break-even
- profitable
brings in more money than it costs
- loss-making
still costs more than it earns
文法句型
break-even + price
break-even + sales
break-even + figure/fee
用法筆記
Usually comes before nouns such as price, sales, figure, or fee. It describes a level that only covers costs, unlike profitable, which leaves money over after expenses.
常見錯誤
break-even — 名詞
1. the stage when the money earned has caught up with the money spent, so a busines
損益兩平點
收入與支出剛好相等的時點
the stage when the money earned has caught up with the money spent, so a business or project has stopped losing money but has not begun making extra money.
After six months of slow orders, the bakery finally reached break-even in April.
經過六個月訂單低迷後，那家麵包店終於在四月達到損益兩平點。
reach break-even
Winter storms delayed the cinema's break-even until late January.
冬季暴風雨拖慢了那家電影院達到損益兩平點的時間，一直延到一月底。
delay break-even
Investors asked when the solar farm would hit break-even.
投資人問那座太陽能農場何時能達到損益兩平點。
By the third festival weekend, Nora's food stall was past break-even.
到第三個節慶週末時，Nora 的小吃攤已經過了損益兩平點。
- break-even point
full form that makes the stage or threshold explicit
- cost-recovery point
formal term stressing that spending has been earned back
- payback point
focuses more on recovering the original outlay than on ongoing trading balance
文法句型
reach break-even
hit break-even
past break-even
用法筆記
Often follows reach, hit, or get to, and speakers may leave out point when the business context is clear. Distinguish from adjective sense 1, which modifies a noun such as price or figure.
常見錯誤
break-even — 慣用語
1. for a business activity to finish with just enough income to pay for what it cos
不賺不賠
活動結束後沒有盈虧
for a business activity to finish with just enough income to pay for what it cost.
Mizuki's cafe broke even after the lunch crowd started returning.
午餐人潮回來後，Mizuki 的咖啡館才終於做到不賺不賠。
broke even after stronger sales
The charity concert only broke even once local shops paid for the stage lights.
直到本地商家替舞台燈買單後，那場慈善演唱會才算不賺不賠。
only broke even once costs were covered
If the tour breaks even, the band can afford another summer trip.
如果這次巡演能不賺不賠，樂團就付得起下一趟夏季旅行。
Rodrigo hoped the repair sale would break even before sunset.
Rodrigo 希望那場維修品特賣會在日落前能做到不賺不賠。
- cover costs
states the financial result more directly
- come out level
slightly broader and less tied to business language
- recoup expenses
focuses on getting money back rather than on the final balance
- make a profit
earn more than the activity cost
- run at a loss
finish with costs still higher than income
文法句型
break even after + costs
barely break even
hope to break even
用法筆記
Most often used about a business, event, or round of selling after all costs are counted. Distinguish from phrase sense 1, which can also describe a more general level result outside formal business activity.
常見錯誤
break-even — 片語
1. to end up level after gains and losses cancel each other out.
打平
得失互抵後回到相等
to end up level after gains and losses cancel each other out.
After paying for repairs, Hamza still broke even when he sold the old scooter.
扣掉維修費後，Hamza 賣掉那台舊機車時還是剛好打平。
broke even after repairs
At the end of the card game, Adina broke even and kept her starting chips.
牌局結束時，Adina 剛好打平，手上的籌碼和開始時一樣多。
break even in a game
The class sale only broke even because rain ruined the second lunch break.
因為第二節午休碰上大雨，班級義賣最後只做到打平。
By Sunday night, the garage sale had broken even on table fees.
到了星期天晚上，那場庭院拍賣已經把攤位費打平了。
- come out even
very close everyday alternative
- end up level
stresses the final balanced result
- square up
more informal and often about settling amounts owed
- come out ahead
finish with a gain instead of a balance
- fall behind
end with less than you started with
文法句型
break even in + game
break even on + cost
break even by + time
用法筆記
Common with money, points, or totals after a period of gain and loss. It is broader than the idiom sense, which focuses on a business activity ending without profit.