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bottom of the line

bottom of the line adjective: the worst or lowest quality on the market, especially among a range of products.

Adjective

bottom of the line (not comparable)

  1. (attributive, idiomatic, often) The worst or lowest quality on the market, especially among a range of products.
    • Our simple-pattern stainless flatware is the bottom of the line, but very practical.
    • The bottom-of-the-line patterns don't have complex designs, which are harder to make.
    Antonyms:
    top of the line

Antonyms of bottom of the line

Forms of bottom of the line

alternative formbottom-of-the-line

Questions about bottom of the line

What does bottom of the line mean?
Bottom of the line means the worst or lowest quality on the market, especially among a range of products.
What part of speech is bottom of the line?
Bottom of the line is an adjective.

Words near bottom of the line in the dictionary

  1. bottom livers
  2. bottom man
  3. bottom of the barrel
  4. bottom of the harbour
  5. bottom of the hour
  6. bottom of the line
  7. bottom of the ninth
  8. bottom of the sea
  9. bottom of the table
  10. bottom on
  11. bottom order

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