| 单词 | bottom line |
| 释义 | bottom line bottom line noun [C, usually sing.]
1 (Accounting ) the amount of money that is a profit or a loss after everything has been calculated: The drop in sales had a big impact on our bottom line. The bottom line for 2005 was a pre-tax profit of €60 million. a bottom-line loss of $281 million The sales team have done well in improving the bottom line focusing on bottom-line results
❖ to affect/have an impact on/improve the bottom line ◆ a bottom-line loss/profit NOTE The term bottom line originally referred to the line at the bottom of a profit and loss account where the total amount of profit or loss was written.
2 the bottom line the most important thing that you have to consider or accept; the essential point in a discussion, etc: The bottom line is that we have to make a decision today.
3 the lowest price that sb will accept: Two thousand-and that's my bottom line! |
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