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The bottom line is defined as the final result, outcome or decision, or the most important point.

(noun)

The last line on a balance sheet showing profit and loss is an example of the bottom line.
The final rule you come up with after summarizing all the reasons for it is an example of the bottom line.

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See bottom line in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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

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bottom-line adjective

See bottom line in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The line in a financial statement that shows net income or loss.
The final result or statement; upshot: “The bottom line, however, is that he has escaped” (David Wise).
The main or essential point: “A lot can happen between now and December, but the bottom line—for now—is that the city is still heading toward default” (New York).

adjective

Concerned exclusively with costs and profits: bottom-line issues.
Ruthlessly realistic; pragmatic: a bottom-line political strategy.

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botˈtom-lineˌ verb

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