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To neither gain nor lose money.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- After an entire night playing poker, he nearly broke even.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To stay the same; to neither advance nor regress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- It's a lot of work just to break even and keep the weeds down.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reach, hit, attain
make neither profit nor loss
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: profit, lose
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
不賠不賺 /不赔不赚
(bùpéibùzhuàn)
— to neither gain nor lose money
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Chinese Mandarin:
保本
(bǎoběn)
— to neither gain nor lose money
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Finnish:
olla omillaan
— to neither gain nor lose money
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Finnish:
päästä omilleen
— to neither gain nor lose money
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Finnish:
breikata
— to neither gain nor lose money
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French:
rentrer dans ses frais
— to neither gain nor lose money
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German:
mit plus/minus null rauskommen
— to neither gain nor lose money
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Polish:
wychodzić na zero
— to neither gain nor lose money
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Polish:
wyjść na zero
— to neither gain nor lose money
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Spanish:
cubrir gastos
— to neither gain nor lose money
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Spanish:
no tener pérdidas
— to neither gain nor lose money
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Swedish:
gå jämnt ut
— to neither gain nor lose money
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Finnish:
pysyä ennallaan
— to stay the same
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Finnish:
pysyä paikallaan
— to stay the same
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French:
ne pas changer d'un iota
— to stay the same
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German:
den Ist-Zustand bewahren
— to stay the same
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Polish:
wychodzić na to samo
— to stay the same
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Polish:
wyjść na to samo
— to stay the same