bottom-line
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Other Words from bottom-line
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noun,
chiefly US, often disparaging
Synonyms for bottom-line
Synonyms: Noun
bull's-eye, centerpiece, core, crux, essence, gist, heart, kernel, keynote, meat, meat and potatoes, net, nub, nubbin, nucleus, pith, pivot, point, root, sum
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Examples of bottom-line in a Sentence
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If our flight is late, we will miss our connection. That's the bottom line. A student with special needs can stress a school's budget, but the bottom line is that the state must provide for the child's education. How will these changes affect our bottom line? He's always got his eye on the bottom line. He says his bottom line is $120,000.
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Adding simple yet powerful details like price tags and quality bags for your customers to carry their items away in can add dollars to your bottom line. — Kara Stevens, Essence, "4 Money Moves to Make Before Your #HotGirlSummer Comes To A Close," 29 Aug. 2019 In its most recent earnings, Starbucks credited cold drinks, like cold brew coffees, for bolstering its bottom line and helping to kickstart sales in the afternoon, which previously has been a sore spot for the company. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN, "Starbucks is adding a new pumpkin spice latte drink to its menu," 26 Aug. 2019 The bottom line is that staying up-to-date on your vaccines helps you and everyone around you. — Patia Braithwaite, SELF, "Here Are All the Vaccines You Actually Need as an Adult," 26 Aug. 2019 But the bottom line is this: The Cincinnati Bengals were 5-6 in Dalton’s 11 starts before his season-ending thumb injury. — John Fay, Cincinnati.com, "Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton's plan: Just win, baby," 20 Aug. 2019 But the bottom line is iBuying is still an unproven concept. — Jeff Andrews, Curbed, "Why Zillow and Redfin’s soaring revenue doesn’t mean home flipping success," 8 Aug. 2019 Recent cost savings from layoffs and other restructuring have helped improve the bottom line and lift margins. — Paul Ziobro, WSJ, "Mattel Sales Dragged Down by Fisher-Price, American Girl," 25 Apr. 2019 For the most part, the company's bottom line and environmental consciousness go hand-in-hand. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Bikes, bowling balls, and the delicate balancing act that is modern recycling," 31 Dec. 2018 For something that takes up only 6.25 square inches of uniform space, the advertising patches now worn by all 30 NBA teams have had a sizable impact on their bottom lines. — Matt Bonesteel, courant.com, "Advertising patches on uniforms are ‘inevitable,’ MLB executive says," 16 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bottom-line.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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