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bottom line definition

☆ bottom line

  1. the lowest line of the earnings report of a company, on which net profit per share of stock is shown
  2. Informal profits or losses, as of a business
  3. Slang
    1. the basic or most important factor, consideration, meaning, etc.
    2. the final or ultimate statement, decision, etc.

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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