bottom line
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌbottom ˈline noun [singular] 1 the bottom line TRUEused to tell someone what the most important part of a situation is, or what the most important thing to consider is 底线，起码的要求；要旨 In radio, you have to keep the listener listening. That’s the bottom line. 干电台工作你得吸引听众来听，这是起码的要求。2. BBthe profit or the amount of money that a business makes or loses 〔收益表的〕底行；净利，净收益3. the least amount of money that you are willing to accept in a business deal 〔一桩生意中可接受的〕底线，底价 —bottom-line adjective
Examples from the Corpus
bottom line• He figured the currency hedge cost Tomkins 4 million pounds on its bottom line in the first half.• The new mercenaries are independent firms with their own bottom line.• What keeps the propliners of the world still going as viable business propositions is an item known as the bottom line.• The bottom line for city officials: Be kind to your current employers.• The bottom line is, there is no stake in anyone legitimizing campaign financing.• The are leaving your firms as a result and that is affecting your bottom line.From Longman Business Dictionarybottom lineˌbottom ˈline noun [countable] informal1the figure showing a company’s total profit or lossThe company’s bottom line showed a net profit of 173 million euros.Cost-cutting moves under way at the banks should help bottom lines.2the end result of something or the most important point about somethingAccounting doesn’t change how much money you bring in; the bottom line is that their movies didn’t do well.ˌbottom ˈline nounChineseSyllable
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bottom line
ˌbottom ˈline
noun [singular]
1. the bottom line used to tell someone what the most important part of a situation is, or what the most important thing to consider is:
In radio, you have to keep the listener listening. That’s the bottom line.
2. the profit or the amount of money that a business makes or loses
3. the least amount of money that you are willing to accept in a business deal
—bottom-line adjective
ˌbottom ˈline
noun [singular]1. the bottom line used to tell someone what the most important part of a situation is, or what the most important thing to consider is:
2. the profit or the amount of money that a business makes or loses
3. the least amount of money that you are willing to accept in a business deal
—bottom-line adjective