Het break-evenpunt
Example: Het break-evenpunt is bereikt wanneer de kosten gelijk zijn aan de opbrengsten.
Definition
"Het break-evenpunt" refers to the point in business where total costs and total revenues are exactly equal, resulting in neither profit nor loss. It signifies the threshold at which a company covers all its expenses and begins to generate profit beyond this level.
Etymology
The term "het break-evenpunt" comes from the English phrase 'break even,' meaning to reach a financial balance. 'Break' implies crossing a threshold, and 'even' denotes equality. This phrase was adopted into Dutch business language to describe the moment costs and revenues balance out.
Learn to use this word actively
"Het break-evenpunt" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Entrepreneurship - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 109 commonly used words.
Would you like to not only understand these words, but also remember them and use them actively? Create a free account and select Dutch as the language you want to learn.
Create a free account
the break-even point