What does "break-even" mean?

The level of revenues sufficient to cover costs.

Break-even

adj, noun

adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
The level of revenues sufficient to cover costs. countable, uncountable
"We'll never reach break-even if our variable costs are higher than our selling price."

Adjective

1
that is characterized by the level of revenues just sufficient to cover costs not-comparable
"The Altair 8800 computer was a break-even sale for MITS."

"We'll never reach break-even if our variable costs are higher than our selling price."