break point
noun
: a situation in tennis in which the receiving player can win the game by scoring the next point
also
: the point so scored
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Wandering $100 over a break point could cost you $3,370, for a 3,370% marginal tax rate.
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William Baldwin, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Zheng had to save two break points in the process of going up 3-0, and then with Zheng serving at 4-2, Vekic earned another break point.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 3 Aug. 2024
Muchova was a single point away from a commanding 3-0 lead but could not convert break point, and Pegula had found some life.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 6 Sep. 2024
Miso Robotics appears to be at a make or break point, analysts said.
—Queenie Wong Los Angeles Times (tns), arkansasonline.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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William Baldwin, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Zheng had to save two break points in the process of going up 3-0, and then with Zheng serving at 4-2, Vekic earned another break point.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 3 Aug. 2024
Muchova was a single point away from a commanding 3-0 lead but could not convert break point, and Pegula had found some life.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 6 Sep. 2024
Miso Robotics appears to be at a make or break point, analysts said.
—Queenie Wong Los Angeles Times (tns), arkansasonline.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Break point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20point. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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