Le seuil de rentabilité
Example: Atteindre le seuil de rentabilité est crucial pour toute entreprise.
Definition
"Le seuil de rentabilité" refers to the point at which total revenues equal total costs, meaning a business neither makes a profit nor incurs a loss. It is a critical financial metric for entrepreneurs to determine when their business becomes financially viable.
Etymology
The phrase "le seuil de rentabilité" comes from French, where "seuil" means threshold and "rentabilité" derives from "rentable," meaning profitable or yielding returns. Together, it literally means the 'profitability threshold,' marking the boundary between loss and profit.
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"Le seuil de rentabilité" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Entrepreneurship - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 109 commonly used words.
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