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A reference to the literal bottom line of an income statement or other accounting record.
Bottom line, there's no way we're coming to the family reunion, as we can't afford hotel stays and airfares right now.
A reference to the literal bottom line of an income statement or other accounting record.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:bottom line.
I need your lovin' and that's the bottom line / I need your lovin' or just a little time1980, Teena Marie, “I Need Your Lovin’”, in Irons in the Fire:
The bottom line is this - England have little or no chance of beating quality international sides if they defend as shoddily and carelessly as this, if they give possession away as cheaply as this and are as easy to get at as Kosovo made it look.2019 September 10, Phil McNulty, “'England horribly fallible in defence' against Kosovo in Euro 2020 qualifying”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 13 Feb 2021:
The bottom line is that there simply are not enough hours in the day to finish all there is to do.
When Gorbachev totals up the balance sheet of Soviet strengths and weaknesses, the bottom line is not encouraging. Moscow has put itself into a unique historical position: It does not have a single ally among the major powers of the world.1988, Richard Nixon, “The Superpowers”, in 1999: Victory Without War, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 38:
But the bottom line is that passengers want to see staff at a station and be able to find them easily.2023 July 26, Stefanie Foster, “Rebuild trust or it's game over”, in RAIL, number 988, page 3:
My bottom line for this job is $125,000; any less and I'll walk away.
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| bottom lines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
at bottom · bottom dollar · rock bottom
net-net · BATNA · upshot · reservation price
es crematística (final balance) · es mascadito (summary or result) · hu végösszeg (final balance) · fi lopputulos (summary or result) · fr résumé (summary or result) · cmn 总结 (summary or result) · de Endergebnis (final balance) · hu összegzés (summary or result) · de Ergebnis unterm Strich (summary or result) · fr résultat net (final balance) · pt saldo (final balance) · hu lényeg (summary or result) · cmn 帐本底线 (final balance) · de Fazit (summary or result) · de Ergebnis unterm Strich (final balance) · es saldo final (final balance) · pl rezultat (summary or result) · pl wynik (summary or result) · hu végeredmény (summary or result) · nl kortom (summary or result) · pl saldo (final balance) · fi viimeinen rivi (final balance) · es conclusión (summary or result) · he שורה תחתונה (summary or result) · ar حاصل الأمر (summary or result)