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down line

noun 3
down-line adjective 1
forms 4

noun3

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[before a noun] A member or members of a multi-level marketing scheme recruited by another (their up line) and paying that recruiter a portion of their earnings.
- I declared to everyone that I would concentrate on selling, not on recruiting, and build my downline slowly over time. — 1998
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A railway line on which trains travel away from a major terminus.
- The down line was cleared about midnight, or nine hours after the accident, but the up line was not in a state to admit of the traffic being resumed until one o'clock on the next day. — 1857
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the next and subsequent flights in an itinerary.
- If you miss a flight, the airline will likely cancel the down line.

down-line adjective1

Describing a lower level in a hierarchical management structure

forms

down lines · down-lines · more down-line · most down-line

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