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单词 bottom-line
释义

bottom-line

1 of 2

adjective

bot·​tom-line ˈbä-təm-ˌlīn How to pronounce bottom-line (audio)
1
: concerned only with cost or profits
2
: pragmatic, realistic
bottom-liner
ˈbä-təm-ˌlī-nər How to pronounce bottom-line (audio)
noun chiefly US, often disparaging

bottom line

2 of 2

noun

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

Synonyms

Noun

  • bull's-eye
  • centerpiece
  • core
  • crux
  • essence
  • gist
  • heart
  • kernel
  • keynote
  • meat
  • meat and potatoes
  • net
  • nub
  • nubbin
  • nucleus
  • pith
  • pivot
  • point
  • root
  • sum
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Example Sentences

Noun 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 on the Web
Noun
The bottom line is that the new eSIM opportunities only work with phones that have no remaining financial requirements attached to them, which will definitely limit their potential impact. Bob O'donnell, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022 The bottom line is nobody has a family car dealer, nobody has a family utility company, nobody has a family anything else. Carson Kessler, ProPublica, 12 Sep. 2022 The bottom line, though, is that TikTok is owned by ByteDance. WIRED, 8 Sep. 2022 That’s a bottom line that became standard for him in 2021. Stephen Means, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2022 That’s the bottom line. Tell me about preparing for the tour. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2022 The bottom line is that investors have been wise to be cautious about good credit results for now. Telis Demos, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 The bottom line, researchers say, is that the melting will happen. Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2022 But the bottom line is that prices are still going up a lot, even as home sales have declined from their peaks. Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1968, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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