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Break: To win a game as the receiving player or team, thereby breaking serve. Noun: break (service break) (e.g. 'To be a break down' means 'to have, in a set, one break less than the opponent', 'to . . . View Full Definition

Break Price: Used in the context of general equities. Change one's offering or bid prices to move to a more realistic, tight level where execution is more feasible. Often done to trim one's position, thu . . . View Full Definition

Breakout: A method of moving the puck out of the defensive zone and beginning an attack.

Breaker Panel: A large rectangular shaped electrical box used to distribute electricity throughout a house after passing through protective breakers located within the box.

Breakeven Analysis: An analysis tool that models how revenue, expenses, and profit vary with changes in sales volume. Breakeven analysis estimates the sales volume needed to cover fixed and variable expenses.

Broad Street Outbreak: (1854) The London Cholera outbreak investigated by John Snow that was the first epidemiological investigation.

Outbreak: The appearance of several cases of a disease in an area previously experiencing no, or very few, cases. Outbreak can be a synonym for epidemic but is also sometimes used to apply to a very f . . . View Full Definition

Contact Breaker: The spring switch in the low-tension ignition circuit that controls the timing of the spark in the high-tension circuit. Operated by a cam, contact breakers are sometimes called points.

Breaker: A switch-like device in electrical panel boxes used to keep the electrical current from exceeding the recommended load for the wire size connected to the breaker.

Breaking Pass: A pass to a teammate who is trying for a breakaway.