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The phrase "a break-even" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a situation where total costs are equal to total revenue, resulting in a profit of zero. For example, "At the end of the year, the company had achieved a break-even point, meaning neither a profit nor a loss."
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Break even.
If you break even, you don't make any money, but you don't lose any either.
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It's almost a break-even decision.
"It's a break-even concept," he said.
"We are trying to operate at a break-even point".
The Paralympic Games will essentially be a break-even operation".
Airliners have a break-even point, at a load of about 70 percent of capacity.
That requires doing a break-even analysis on any potential price increases.
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A black man can't catch a break, even in a freak show.
One expert's estimation was a break even point of about 1.9 million subscribers.
"But actually it's impossible to take a break, even for a single day".
"Sean has been in my life since we met, without a break, even when we broke up.
The Apple rumor mill never takes a break, even during the holidays.
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