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bottom lines

bottom lines is the plural of bottom line.

Meaning of bottom line

Noun

bottom line (countable and uncountable, plural bottom lines)

  1. The final balance; the amount of money or profit left after everything has been tallied.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:bottom line.
  2. (idiomatic) The summary or result; the most important information.
    • The bottom line is that there simply are not enough hours in the day to finish all there is to do.
    Synonyms:
    upshot, net-net
  3. (idiomatic) A minimum acceptable result from a negotiation.
    • My bottom line for this job is $125,000; any less and I'll walk away.

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Questions about bottom lines

What is bottom lines the plural of?
Bottom lines is the plural of bottom line.

Words near bottom lines in the dictionary

  1. bottom kill
  2. bottom kills
  3. bottom line
  4. bottom liner
  5. bottom liners
  6. bottom lines
  7. bottom liver
  8. bottom livers
  9. bottom man
  10. bottom of the barrel
  11. bottom of the harbour

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