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break-e•ven



Pronunciation: (brāk'ē'vun), [key]
adj.
having income exactly equal to expenditure, thus showing neither profit nor loss.

n.
1. See break-even point.
2. Energy.the stage at which a fission or fusion reaction becomes self-sustaining. Also,break'e'ven.

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