breaking even

Verb

break even (third-person singular simple present breaks even, present participle breaking even, simple past broke even, past participle broken even)

1. (idiomatic) To neither gain nor lose a quantity of something, (especially) money.
   • After an entire night playing poker, he nearly broke even.
2. (idiomatic) To stay the same; to neither advance nor regress.
   • It's a lot of work just to break even and keep the weeds down.