break-even point
noun[CorU]
ukusACCOUNTING,FINANCE
thepointat which abusinessstartsto make as muchmoneyas it hasspenton aparticularproduct,activity, etc.:
reach break-even pointWe shouldreachbreak-evenpointafterourfirstyear.
We havecalculatedthatourbreak-evenpointwould be 9,000unitssold.