break figure

noun

A prearranged amount of takings beyond which the exhibitor of a film must start paying a higher film rental rate.

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Meanings

nounbreak figure (plural break figures)

plural break figures

  1. A prearranged amount of takings beyond which the exhibitor of a film must start paying a higher film rental rate.
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break figure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/break%20figure

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“break figure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/break%20figure. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “break figure,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/break%20figure.

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