break-even time

noun

The point in time at which total costs are equal to total revenue.

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Meanings

nounbreak-even time (countable and uncountable, plural break-even times)

plural break-even times

  1. countableuncountablebusinessThe point in time at which total costs are equal to total revenue.
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