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[Verb] | "break" | \ ˈbrāk \
1: to separate into parts with suddenness or violence
2: to cause (a bone) to separate into two or more pieces : fracture
3: to fracture a bone of (a bodily part)
Origin: before 12th century ;
Middle English breken, going back to Old English brecan, going back to Germanic *brekan- (whence also Old Saxon brekan "to violently separate, shatter," Old High German brehhan, Gothic brikan), going back to Indo-European *bhreg- "violently separate," whence also, with varying ablaut grades, Latin frangere (perfect frēgī) "to break, shatter" and perhaps Old Irish braigid (perfect ro-bebraig) "(s/he) farts, breaks wind";
* Note : Regarding the vowel of frangere see: the note at {fragrant|fragrant}.;
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(3) - { break } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Verb] | "break"
1: to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly;
* e.g., " ... hated telling her that I had broken her favorite glass vase "
(3) - { breaking } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[Verb] | "breaking"
1: to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly;
* e.g., " ... hated telling her that I had broken her favorite glass vase "
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2: to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end;
* e.g., " ... the final vote broke the deadlock "
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3: to bring to a lower grade or rank;
* e.g., " ... the captain was broken to lieutenant commander for disobeying a direct order from his group commander "
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# 1 - { break even:3818740 }
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[ "break even" ]
1: Make neither profit nor loss
* e.g., ... gonna sell my car, not expecting much from it...
# 2 - { break even:2943889 }
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[ "break even" ]
1: One of the better bands coming from Western Australia
* e.g., ... person one: ohmygosh. anime fire is playing on friday
# 3 - { break-even party:3546792 }
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[ "break-even party" ]
1: A house party where the host is constanly asking for money because he or she thinks the host should not have to throw down any money for the keg or liquor.
* e.g., ... Example (break-even party):
# 4 - { break-even point:649028 }
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[ "break-even point" ]
1: (n.) the level of output at which all costs are equal to revenue. There is niether profit nor a loss.
* e.g., ... We make 500 cars a day and sell them for £10,000 each. The cost of making 500 cars in one day is £500,000 so we make no profit and no loss.
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