| break even |
to emerge from a transaction without either profit or loss. |
| break-even |
of or designating a point at which credits and debits are equal, as in a business that shows neither a profit nor a loss. |
| even money |
equal stakes or odds given or offered in a wager. |
| even number |
a whole number that can be divided exactly by 2. |
| even-steven |
(informal) even or in balance with reference to another; without having an advantage in amount, degree, or the like over another. |
| even-tempered |
of quiet disposition; not easily upset; calm. |
| evening dress |
formal or semiformal clothing worn in the evening. (Cf. morning dress.) |
| evening primrose |
any of several plants, usu. producing yellow flowers that open at nightfall. |
| evening star |
a bright planet, esp. Venus, seen in the western sky at or soon after sunset. |
| get even |
to exact revenge; retaliate (often fol. by "with"). |
| good evening |
used to say hello or good-bye during the evening. |
| on an even keel |
well-balanced or stable. |