bottom line
bottom line
nounDefinition of BOTTOM LINE
the central part or aspect of something under consideration <why don't we stop talking around it and get to the bottom line>
Synonyms bottom line, bull's-eye, centerpiece, core, essence, gist, heart, kernel, keynote, meat, meat and potatoes, net, nub, nubbin, nucleus, pith, pivot, point, root, sum
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