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bottom line
noun
- the last line of a financial statement, used for showing net profit or loss.
- net profit or loss.
- the deciding or crucial factor.
- the ultimate result; outcome.
bottom line
noun
- the last line of a financial statement that shows the net profit or loss of a company or organization
- the final outcome of a process, discussion, etc
- the most important or fundamental aspect of a situation
bottom line
- The last line in an audit , which shows profit or loss.
Notes
Other Word Forms
- dztdz-Ա adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of bottom line1
Idioms and Phrases
The ultimate result, the upshot; also, the main point or crucial factor. For example, The bottom line is that the chairman wants to dictate all of the board's decisions , or Whether or not he obeyed the law is the bottom line . This is an accounting term that refers to the earnings figures that appear on the bottom (last) line of a statement. It began to be transferred to other contexts in the mid-1900s.Example Sentences
Corporate media outlets are a byproduct of capitalism, and so their primary concern is the bottom line.
“The bottom line is that he has shown to be the best pitcher in a particular league multiple times,” Roberts said before Yamamoto toed the mound.
The bottom line is that it’s not all the fault of researchers.
“The bottom line is that people don’t know what their insurance is until they have to use it,” Kallen said.
Other importers fear for their bottom line, including some in the nail salon industry that has lifted many Vietnamese Americans into the middle class.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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