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bottom line

noun

  1. the last line of a financial statement, used for showing net profit or loss.

  2. net profit or loss.

  3. the deciding or crucial factor.

  4. the ultimate result; outcome.



bottom line

noun

  1. the last line of a financial statement that shows the net profit or loss of a company or organization

  2. the final outcome of a process, discussion, etc

  3. the most important or fundamental aspect of a situation

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bottom line

  1. The last line in an audit, which shows profit or loss.

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“Bottom line” also has a derogatory implication when it refers to those people whose attention to the bottom line prevents them from recognizing the value of anything else.
By extension, “bottom line” refers to the final, determining consideration in a decision.
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • bottom-line adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bottom line1

First recorded in 1965–70
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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.
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“The bottom line is the defendant shot at an unarmed man sixteen times,” Fiol said, suggesting Rivera had already tossed the gun when he was shot.

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All have been both decent and struggling and the bottom line is, would you want to give the ball to any of them with your season on the line?

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"The bottom line is that we've got to be ready in case things don't happen the way we want," Hassett said of the expected talks.

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The bottom line is that many economists think trade will still be very badly affected this year.

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The shadow cast by self-interested billionaires grows larger by the day, muzzling any truth that conflicts with their bottom line.

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