BOTTOM LINE | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of bottom line in English bottom linenoun [ S ] uk /ˌbɒt.əm ˈlaɪn/ us /ˌbɑː.t̬əm ˈlaɪn/

bottom line noun [S] (MONEY)

Add to word list Add to word list the final line in the accounts of a company or organization, stating the total profit or loss that has been made: How will the rise in interest rates affect our bottom line? Profits & losses
  • anti-profiteering
  • anti-speculative
  • be a licence to print money idiom
  • buoyancy
  • buoyant
  • cash cow
  • cash in hand
  • ka-ching
  • lose your shirt idiom
  • margin
  • moneymaker
  • non-profit-making
  • out-of-pocket
  • pi
  • pocket
  • price something in phrasal verb
  • trade surplus
  • uneconomic
  • winnings
  • yield
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bottom line noun [S] (IMPORTANT FACT)

the bottom line C2 the most important fact in a situation: The bottom line is that we need another ten thousand dollars to complete the project. Information and messages
  • advance notice
  • advance warning
  • advertisement
  • aide-mémoire
  • ammunition
  • geotag
  • glad tidings
  • go up phrasal verb
  • gory
  • placard
  • playbill
  • primer
  • propaganda
  • prospectus
  • sidelight
  • subtlety
  • the gory details idiom
  • Wordle
  • X, x
  • Xs and Os idiom
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bottom line | American Dictionary

bottom linenoun [ C ] us /ˈbɑt̬·əm ˈlɑɪn/

bottom line noun [C] (FINANCES)

Add to word list Add to word list the total profit or loss of a company at the end of a particular period of time: How will the rise in interest rates affect our bottom line?

bottom line noun [C] (FINAL RESULT)

the final result or the most important consideration of a situation, activity, or discussion: The bottom line is that they lost the game. (Definition of bottom line from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

bottom line | Business English

bottom linenoun [ S ] uk us Add to word list Add to word list ACCOUNTING the final line in the accounts of a company or organization, which states its total profit or loss: help/benefit/boost the bottom line Many companies see that becoming more energy efficient, recycling waste, and having a good corporate image can all help the bottom line. hurt/impact on/affect the bottom line When he considers a potential investment, he looks strictly at the bottom line. sb's bottom line COMMERCE the final offer someone will accept: Before beginning a negotiation, know your bottom line. They will accept $235,000 for the house, and that's their bottom line. the bottom line the most important fact in a situation: The bottom line is we don't have enough health care professionals. (Definition of bottom line from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of bottom line

bottom line Because in business you have to meet the bottom line, period, or you are going to be put out of business by someone who does. From the Cambridge English Corpus The bottom line for coldregions practitioners: should you buy the book for your office? From the Cambridge English Corpus But no doubt he appreciated that the former was only the bottom line. From the Cambridge English Corpus The bottom line is that the objection based on the total belief constraint just won't go away. From the Cambridge English Corpus The bottom line is that the cost of detecting the special case should not outweigh the benefit of applying the specialised domain algorithm. From the Cambridge English Corpus The bottom line here is that the maintenance of a gender-differentiated employment market contributes to reifying gender as a set of polarized oppositions. From the Cambridge English Corpus For each point, the bottom line indicates when it is visible, the top line indicates when it is selected for feature extraction. From the Cambridge English Corpus The bottom line is that there has been no change, and discussion to the contrary is blocked. From the Cambridge English Corpus For hospitals and other organizations that must meet a bottom line, this may be the entire story. From the Cambridge English Corpus The bottom line is this: if eval/apply is no more expensive than push/enter, it is definitely to be preferred. From the Cambridge English Corpus The bottom line indicates whether the polymorphism is intronic (i), replacement (r) or synonymous (s). From the Cambridge English Corpus The bottom line, gameplan, the generation gap and the name of the game are cases in point. From the Cambridge English Corpus Loose programs or integrated toolbox, the bottom line is how can we use these tools to conduct our archaeological research. From the Cambridge English Corpus Consequently, their behavior also became more entrepreneurial, as concerns about economic survival and the "bottom line" began to dominate the entire private healthcare system. From the Cambridge English Corpus So there was no bottom line, just endless negotiation and accommodation. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of bottom line These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of bottom line?

Translations of bottom line

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    • Noun 
      • bottom line (MONEY)
      • bottom line (IMPORTANT FACT)
      • the bottom line
  • American   
    • Noun 
      • bottom line (FINANCES)
      • bottom line (FINAL RESULT)
  • Business   
    • Noun 
      • bottom line
      • sb's bottom line
      • the bottom line
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