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
Examples of bottom-line in a Sentence
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.
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Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Parents’ back-to-school habits are already changing, and businesses are stressing about the effects to their bottom line, with major family retailers including Walmart and Target sending up warning signs to consumers.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 23 May 2025
With 60% of Walmart’s products being sourced from China, tariffs will definitely impact their bottom line.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
The bottom line The Hurricanes are more than good enough to win this series with plenty of attention to detail around the margins.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Noun
But the bottom line, according to experts, is that having any agent can really help.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Parents’ back-to-school habits are already changing, and businesses are stressing about the effects to their bottom line, with major family retailers including Walmart and Target sending up warning signs to consumers.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 23 May 2025
With 60% of Walmart’s products being sourced from China, tariffs will definitely impact their bottom line.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
The bottom line The Hurricanes are more than good enough to win this series with plenty of attention to detail around the margins.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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“Bottom-line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottom-line. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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