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  • 21even — even1 adjective (evener, evenest) 1》 flat and smooth; level. 2》 equal in number, amount, or value.     ↘equally balanced: the match was fairly even.     ↘having little variation in quality; regular. 3》 (of a person s temper or disposition)… …

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  • 22break — noun see never give a sucker an even break verb see hard words break no bones if it were not for hope, the heart would break it is the last straw that breaks the camel’s back obey orders, if you break owners …

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  • 23even — adjective see don’t get mad, get even never give a sucker an even break adverb see even a worm will turn …

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  • 24Break-even-Analyse —   [breɪk iːvən ; englisch to break even »ohne Gewinn oder Verlust abschließen«], Cost Volume Profit Analyse [kɔstvoljum prɔfɪt ], Gewinnschwellenanalyse, Betriebswirtschaftslehre: Verfahren zur Bestimmung der Gewinnschwelle oder des Break even… …

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  • 25break even — {v. phr.}, {informal} (stress on even ) To end a series of gains and losses having the same amount you started with; have expenses equal to profits; have equal gain and loss. * /The storekeeper made many sales, but his expenses were so high that… …

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  • 26break even — {v. phr.}, {informal} (stress on even ) To end a series of gains and losses having the same amount you started with; have expenses equal to profits; have equal gain and loss. * /The storekeeper made many sales, but his expenses were so high that… …

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  • 27Break-even — Break|even auch: Break even 〈[brɛıki:vən] m. 4; Pl. selten; Wirtsch.; kurz für〉 Breakevenpoint * * * Break even [breɪk |i:vn̩ ], der; [s], s (Wirtschaftsjargon): Kurzf. von …

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  • 28break-even chart — ➔ chart1 * * * break even chart UK US noun [C] ► ACCOUNTING, FINANCE, GRAPHS & CHARTS a graph that shows the point at which a business will start to make as much money as it has spent on a particular product, activity, etc …

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  • 29Break key — Break/Pause key on PC keyboard The origins of the break key on a computer keyboard go back to telegraph practices. A standard telegraph key has a built in knife switch that can be used to short the key s contacts. When the key was not in use,… …

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  • 30break — [brāk] vt. broke, broken, breaking [ME breken < OE brecan < IE base * bhreg > BREACH, BREECH, Ger brechen, L frangere] 1. to cause to come apart by force; split or crack sharply into pieces; smash; burst 2. a) …

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