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BOTTOM LINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The decisive point
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("bottom line" is a kind of...):
point (a brief version of the essential meaning of something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The last line in an audit; the line that shows profit or loss
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("bottom line" is a kind of...):
line (text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen)
Holonyms ("bottom line" is a part of...):
audit; audited account (an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA)
