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bottom line 1 of 2

noun

Definition of bottom linenext
as in essence
the central part or aspect of something under consideration why don't we stop talking around it and get to the bottom line

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bottom-line

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adjective

as in logical

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Recent Examples of bottom line
Noun
The bottom line is to protect the exclusive, high-end character of the village. — Luisa Yanez updated September 3, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026 The bottom line Student loans can help make higher education more accessible, but borrowing is only one part of paying for college. — Miranda Marquit, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
Adjective
The company went public in July with top- and bottom-line increases, plenty of room to grow overseas and at home and a strong sustainability message. — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026 Even then, McKinsey finds only 39% of organizations can attribute any bottom-line impact to AI, most of them under 5%, and MIT reports that 95% of enterprise AI pilots show no measurable profit-and-loss impact. — Prashant Jalan, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bottom line
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottom line
  1. essence
  2. logical
  3. root
  4. rational
  5. heart
  6. unsentimental
  7. core
  8. unromantic
Noun
  • Photographer Craig Weston captured the essence of the Rally in the Valley.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • After the performance, the trip continued through Tuscany with visits to hilltop towns and local vineyards, creating a well-rounded experience that captured the region’s essence.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of essence
Adjective
  • Morris contributed a logical note to sneaky goings-on, and Lupus made his silent bit seem credible.
    — Ed Olmstead, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
  • These athletes, many of whom are 22 or 23 years old, have logical reasons to extend their collegiate sports careers into their mid-20s or beyond.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of logical
Noun
  • Legion targets contested airspace The system’s roots stretch back to Lockheed Martin’s earlier IRST work.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Many South Koreans believe the government needs to do more to address the root causes behind the epidemic.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of root
Adjective
  • Clearly, the most mutually beneficial option is for neither rational actor to talk.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Elliptic curves of rank 0, for example, have only a finite number of rational points.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of rational
Noun
  • To lead a child to a gas chamber demands a hardness of heart that must be cultivated.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • To Longwell, such statements suggest that voters don’t want politicians to force them to choose between their hearts and their fears.
    — Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of heart
Adjective
  • The novel also takes an unsentimental look at Jamaica, a country that, let the Sandals ads tell it, is mostly pristine beaches, jerk chicken, and Bob Marley’s One Love on a perpetual loop.
    — Tembe Denton-Hurst, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The affect of these books—brisk, unsentimental, exacting—serves their diagnosis.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of unsentimental
Noun
  • Yarbo later acknowledged the core technical findings and began rolling out fixes.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • But the core four aren’t the only transplants from Woodsboro, as Ghostface soon rears its ugly head, directly targeting them and whomever else is caught up in their orbit.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of core
Adjective
  • At the press conference, a journalist noted that his filmography is notable for its unromantic view of animal life.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
  • For 30 minutes, the hunter watched the whitetails play a cat-and-mouse game as the buck tried to stay close to the unromantic does.
    — Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of unromantic

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“Bottom line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bottom%20line. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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