( bottom lines)
1.
The bottom line in a decision or situation is the most important factor that you have to consider.
The bottom line is that it’s not profitable...
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2.
The bottom line in a business deal is the least a person is willing to accept.
She says £95,000 is her bottom line.
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3.
The bottom line is the total amount of money that a company has made or lost over a particular period of time. ( BUSINESS )
...to force chief executives to look beyond the next quarter’s bottom line.
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