bottom linenoun [ S ]
uk/ˌbɒt.əm ˈlaɪn/us/ˌbɑː.t̬əm ˈlaɪn/bottom line noun [ S ] (MONEY)
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?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Profits & losses
- break
- capital gains
- deficit
- diminishing returns
- gold mine
- gross receipts
- in/out of pocket idiom
- interim
- ka-ching
- licence
- loss
- loss-making
- profit from sth
- profit sharing
- rig the market idiom
- roll
- speculation
- takings
- turnover
- uneconomic
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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.