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Definition of bottom line
1 a
: the essential or salient point : crux
b
: the primary or most important consideration
2 a
: the line at the bottom of a financial report that shows the net profit or loss
b
: financial considerations (such as cost or profit or loss)
c
: the final result
Examples of bottom line in a Sentence
If our flight is late, we will miss our connection. That's the bottom line.
A student with special needs can stress a school's budget, but the bottom line is that the state must provide for the child's education.
How will these changes affect our bottom line?
He's always got his eye on the bottom line.
He says his bottom line is $120,000.
Recent Examples of bottom line from the Web
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Even so, Zuckerberg hardly prioritized the company’s bottom line.
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Univision wanted Lee to be fully focused on his job in Mexico, the one that impacts a substantial part of the bottom line.
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The bottom line: Cohen may be in big legal trouble.
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The Honest Ads Act is a relatively modest proposal that stops short of much harsher possible regulations that could affect the company's bottom line.
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But while Trump tweaks the online giant on Twitter, his administration is taking action - or continuing Obama-era actions - that appear likely to boost Amazon's bottom line.
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At a briefing last month in Tokyo, Toyota Senior Managing Officer Masayoshi Shirayanagi said that the legislation added about 290 billion yen to the company’s bottom line.
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Keep an eye on the matchup between Mo Wagner and Omari Spellman, but bottom line: Villanova has too much firepower and will be too well-prepared not to see this through.
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Federal reporting requirements are based on the importance of one area to a company's bottom line.
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BOTTOM-LINE Defined for English Language Learners
bottom line
Definition of bottom line for English Language Learners
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the bottom line : the most important part of something : the most important thing to consider
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: the final result or outcome
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: a company's profits or losses
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