Sekirov Dictionary

bottom line

noun 3
adverb 1
bottom-line verb 2
forms 4

noun3

The final balance; the amount of money or profit left after everything has been tallied.
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The summary or result; the most important information.
- The bottom line is that there simply are not enough hours in the day to finish all there is to do.
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A minimum acceptable result from a negotiation.
- My bottom line for this job is $125,000; any less and I'll walk away.

adverb1

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Synonym of all in all.
- Bottom line, there's no way we're coming to the family reunion, as we can't afford hotel stays and airfares right now.

bottom-line verb2

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(informal) To provide a summary or the result; to provide the most important or relevant information.
- Anyway, bottom lining it: Sunnis and other extremists are targeting and killing civilians along with Iraqi Security Forces. — 2012
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(informal) To set a minimum acceptable rule, boundary, or condition for (someone).
- Thanks to Kim, her husband is also living a sober, productive life. When he came to visit her at the hospital one day, she "bottom-lined" him. — 1987

forms

bottom-lined · bottom-lining · bottom-lines · bottom lines

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