bottom line
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Tweet n. 1. The line in a financial statement that shows net income or loss. 2. Financial matters, especially profit or loss. 3. The final result or statement; upshot: "The bottom line, however, is that he has escaped" (David Wise). 4. The main or essential point: "A lot can happen between now and December, but the bottom line—for now—is that the city is still heading toward default" (New York). |
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bot·tom-line (bŏtəm-līn′)
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Tweet adj. 1. Concerned exclusively with costs and profits: bottom-line issues. 2. Ruthlessly realistic; pragmatic: a bottom-line political strategy. bottom-line′ v. |
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