bottom linen.

(In sense 1)Brit.

/ˈbɒtəm ˌlʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈbɑdəm ˌlaɪn/ (In other senses)Brit.

/ˌbɒtəm ˈlʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˌbɑdəm ˈlaɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bottom adj., line n.²

Etymology: < bottom adj. + line n.²In later use in sense 2a perhaps partly after Yiddish untershte shure (1936 or earlier in this sense), the second element of which is shure line (of text) < post-biblical Hebrew šūrāh line (of text) (probably already in biblical Hebrew in sense ‘row of olive trees or vines’ in an apparently isolated attestation in Job 24:11).

1. A weighted line running along the lower edge of a fishing net; (also) the lower part of a fishing line.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > fishing-line > [noun] > lower part of

foot length1625

foot line1706

bottom line1722

1722 J. Jones tr. Oppian Halieuticks iv. 151 A Cube of Lead surrounds the bottom Line.

1837 J. Kirkbride Northern Angler 91 The bottom or casting-line must consist of three lengths of twisted gut.

1961 W. H. Dumont & G. T. Sundstrom Commercial Fishing Gear U.S. (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Circular No. 109) 5 Capture is affected by surrounding the school, pursing the bottom line so that the lead line is bunched or puckered, and concentrating the catch in the landing piece or small bag.

2013 S. R. Becker How to make, mount & repair Fishing Nets 55 A Bottom net for pike fishing in fresh water requires a ballast of 10kg/100m on the bottom line.

2. Originally U.S.

a. The fundamental and most important or determining factor; the essence, the point, the crux of the argument; the final analysis, conclusion, or outcome, esp. after a debate.Probably arising as a figurative use of sense 2b, although attested slightly earlier.rare before the mid 20th cent.

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the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > topic, subject-matter > [noun] > essential part

pointc1385

pithc1425

issue1553

extract1570

catch1600

hinge1638

punctuma1680

resa1732

jet1748

gist1820

bottom line1830

just it1862

crux1888

1830 Providence (Rhode Island) Patriot 31 July This is the bottom line of some of these splendid schemes of Internal Improvements.

1889 Current Lit. Oct. 278/2 To be smart amateur photographers of life is the height of our ambition. Here is the bottom line of the secret.

1967 San Francisco Examiner 8 Sept. 35/7 George Murphy and Ronald Reagan certainly qualified because they have gotten elected. I think that's the bottom line.

1982 Sci. Amer. Oct. 14/2 The bottom line is that invention is much more like falling off a log than like sawing one in two.

2007 Ultra Fit No. 5. 18/2 The bottom line is that there's no nutritional method of preventing the loss of muscle mass and de-toning that occurs when you stop exercising.

b. Originally: the last line of an account, bill, etc., showing the final total or balance; a final total or balance shown in this way. Later: spec. the last line of a profit and loss account, showing the final profit (or loss); (also more generally) a net profit.

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1831 Providence (Rhode Island) Patriot 15 Apr. The managers of the opposition have a long account to settle with the farmers; and, if we mistake not, the bottom line will show a balance in favor of the farmers.

1840 Emancipator (N.Y.) 24 Dec. 1/6 The bottom line of the loss to all the northern States..may perhaps be computed at about one hundred millions of dollars.

1909 Charlotte (N. Carolina) Observer 14 Feb. 8/3 The well-known emblem, the pyramid of figures, which the company has adopted in its advertisements continues to broaden its base. This year the bottom line shows a premium income of $2,548,160.07, running to this high figure from $99,566 in 1887 when the concern began.

1931 Newport (Rhode Island) Mercury & Weekly News 16 Oct. 7/5 The School Committee..did its utmost to pare down the annual departmental budget Friday evening, and while the bottom line was not reached the members were confident they could effect a small saving.

1970 R. Townsend Up the Organization 76 All overheads should be brought down to the bottom line for bonus purposes.

1984 Observer 26 Feb. 37/2 So much goddam effort has gone into improving profitability right down to the bottom line.

2009 Wall St. Jrnl. 13 May b5/1 Tax liabilities and costs associated with its proposed merger with Live Nation also hurt Ticketmaster's bottom line.

3. Music. A sequence of low notes or sounds produced by the bass or rhythm within a piece of music, which forms the basis of its melodic and harmonic structure; a bassline. Cf. bottom n. 12b, line n.² 7h.Typically represented by the notes in the lowermost line of the score of a particular piece of music (see quot. 1952).

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > harmony or sounds in combination > [noun] > part in harmony or counterpoint > bass parts

bourdonc1400

burden1594

bassus1605

thoroughbass1632

bass1666

ground bass1685

continuo1724

continued bass1728

figured bass1786

walking bass1825

basso ostinato1876

bass line1894

bottom1936

bottom line1963

basso continuo-

1952 Notes 10 149/2 In..the Kyrie the bottom line has simply been transferred to a third staff, to be played by the pedals coupled to the manuals.]

1963 H. M. Brown Music in French Secular Theater iii. 103 A lively counterpoint over a slower moving bottom line.

1977 L. Ultan Music Theory xii. 168 The bottom line frequently assumes a somewhat ‘harmonic’ function.

1981 Billboard 5 Dec. 70 Unqualified funk..blending crowd-flavored vocals, precision horns and thumping bottom line.

1985 S. Sadie & A. Latham Cambr. Music Guide vi. 142 The kind of texture that the use of continuo implies—a top, melodic line for voice or instrument, a bottom line for a bass instrument, and a harmonic filling to the sandwich—is typical of the Baroque.

2009 Marin (Calif.) Independent Jrnl. (Nexis) 3 Apr. Bassist Michael Block..lays the track's foundation with a funky bottom line.

4. A minimum acceptable level or standard.

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society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > account or statement of > [noun] > account book > line

line1934

bottom line1973

1973 Newsweek 20 Aug. 33/3 He was a man who lived up to those standards... The old man had a bottom line below which he would not go.

1993 D. MacNiven Creative Morality ix. 183 Context might suggest different levels of risk which will be acceptable.., but there will be a bottom line below which no one can go without compromising respect for human life.

2012 A. Estévez Human Rights, Migration, & Social Confl. vi. 167 There must be a standard, a bottom line, below which nobody should be allowed to fall.

Compounds

C1. General attributive with sense ‘that is or represents the bottom line’ (in various senses), esp. ‘of, relating to, or designating the final or net profit, outcome, or level’; as bottom line growth, bottom line result, etc.

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1968 Rotarian May 6 Your business rates top-quality protection at substantial bottom-line savings.

1979 J. C. Freund Lawyering ii. 21 [The company's] consumer line of business..has accounted for the bulk of bottom line growth in recent years.

1989 U.S. Air Sept. 72/1 Rynn's Luggage is now offering this top-line garment bag at the bottom-line price of only $159.

1998 Manufacturing Managem. July 14 (advt.) Bottom-line profitability is an enterprise-wide concern.

2015 N. Cooney How to be Great at doing Good iv. 59 [Charities] can continue to exist and grow even if their bottom-line results are not particularly great.

C2.

bottom-line question n. the most important, essential, or fundamental question.

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1974 N.Y. Times 2 May 41/3 Will it hurt him or help him? That was the bottom-line question being asked in Washington today.

1993 Chicago Tribune 29 May i. 12/1 Was it a parting shot..or an irresponsible exercise of discretion by administrators?.. That's the bottom-line question.

2010 D. Treffert Islands of Genius p. xvi The bottom-line question..is ‘How do they do it?’

bottom-line profit n. (often in plural) final or net profit.

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1956 Analysts Jrnl. 12 147/2 We have incentive plans in every echelon of our management today extending to salesmen..whereby 25 per cent and over of their income is dependent on the operational results and the bottom line profit of the division in which they are interested.

1969 Winnipeg Free Press 6 May 40/4 The often-considered theory that ‘bottom line’ profits are the real measure of bank profitability.

1998 Grocer 1 Aug. 106/2 (advt.) A superb opportunity to manage a flagship store, ideal for showcasing your talent for..producing bottom line profits.

2015 B. Marr Key Performance Indicators for Dummies viii. 123 There are two main financial perspectives driving any business—bottom line profit and top line growth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bottom line
释义	bottom linen. (In sense 1)Brit. /ˈbɒtəm ˌlʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈbɑdəm ˌlaɪn/ (In other senses)Brit. /ˌbɒtəm ˈlʌɪn/, U.S. /ˌbɑdəm ˈlaɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bottom adj., line n.² Etymology: < bottom adj. + line n.²In later use in sense 2a perhaps partly after Yiddish untershte shure (1936 or earlier in this sense), the second element of which is shure line (of text) < post-biblical Hebrew šūrāh line (of text) (probably already in biblical Hebrew in sense ‘row of olive trees or vines’ in an apparently isolated attestation in Job 24:11). 1. A weighted line running along the lower edge of a fishing net; (also) the lower part of a fishing line. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > fishing-line > [noun] > lower part of foot length1625 foot line1706 bottom line1722 1722 J. Jones tr. Oppian Halieuticks iv. 151 A Cube of Lead surrounds the bottom Line. 1837 J. Kirkbride Northern Angler 91 The bottom or casting-line must consist of three lengths of twisted gut. 1961 W. H. Dumont & G. T. Sundstrom Commercial Fishing Gear U.S. (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Circular No. 109) 5 Capture is affected by surrounding the school, pursing the bottom line so that the lead line is bunched or puckered, and concentrating the catch in the landing piece or small bag. 2013 S. R. Becker How to make, mount & repair Fishing Nets 55 A Bottom net for pike fishing in fresh water requires a ballast of 10kg/100m on the bottom line. 2. Originally U.S. a. The fundamental and most important or determining factor; the essence, the point, the crux of the argument; the final analysis, conclusion, or outcome, esp. after a debate.Probably arising as a figurative use of sense 2b, although attested slightly earlier.rare before the mid 20th cent. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > topic, subject-matter > [noun] > essential part pointc1385 pithc1425 issue1553 extract1570 catch1600 hinge1638 punctuma1680 resa1732 jet1748 gist1820 bottom line1830 just it1862 crux1888 1830 Providence (Rhode Island) Patriot 31 July This is the bottom line of some of these splendid schemes of Internal Improvements. 1889 Current Lit. Oct. 278/2 To be smart amateur photographers of life is the height of our ambition. Here is the bottom line of the secret. 1967 San Francisco Examiner 8 Sept. 35/7 George Murphy and Ronald Reagan certainly qualified because they have gotten elected. I think that's the bottom line. 1982 Sci. Amer. Oct. 14/2 The bottom line is that invention is much more like falling off a log than like sawing one in two. 2007 Ultra Fit No. 5. 18/2 The bottom line is that there's no nutritional method of preventing the loss of muscle mass and de-toning that occurs when you stop exercising. b. Originally: the last line of an account, bill, etc., showing the final total or balance; a final total or balance shown in this way. Later: spec. the last line of a profit and loss account, showing the final profit (or loss); (also more generally) a net profit. ΚΠ 1831 Providence (Rhode Island) Patriot 15 Apr. The managers of the opposition have a long account to settle with the farmers; and, if we mistake not, the bottom line will show a balance in favor of the farmers. 1840 Emancipator (N.Y.) 24 Dec. 1/6 The bottom line of the loss to all the northern States..may perhaps be computed at about one hundred millions of dollars. 1909 Charlotte (N. Carolina) Observer 14 Feb. 8/3 The well-known emblem, the pyramid of figures, which the company has adopted in its advertisements continues to broaden its base. This year the bottom line shows a premium income of $2,548,160.07, running to this high figure from $99,566 in 1887 when the concern began. 1931 Newport (Rhode Island) Mercury & Weekly News 16 Oct. 7/5 The School Committee..did its utmost to pare down the annual departmental budget Friday evening, and while the bottom line was not reached the members were confident they could effect a small saving. 1970 R. Townsend Up the Organization 76 All overheads should be brought down to the bottom line for bonus purposes. 1984 Observer 26 Feb. 37/2 So much goddam effort has gone into improving profitability right down to the bottom line. 2009 Wall St. Jrnl. 13 May b5/1 Tax liabilities and costs associated with its proposed merger with Live Nation also hurt Ticketmaster's bottom line. 3. Music. A sequence of low notes or sounds produced by the bass or rhythm within a piece of music, which forms the basis of its melodic and harmonic structure; a bassline. Cf. bottom n. 12b, line n.² 7h.Typically represented by the notes in the lowermost line of the score of a particular piece of music (see quot. 1952). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > harmony or sounds in combination > [noun] > part in harmony or counterpoint > bass parts bourdonc1400 burden1594 bassus1605 thoroughbass1632 bass1666 ground bass1685 continuo1724 continued bass1728 figured bass1786 walking bass1825 basso ostinato1876 bass line1894 bottom1936 bottom line1963 basso continuo- 1952 Notes 10 149/2 In..the Kyrie the bottom line has simply been transferred to a third staff, to be played by the pedals coupled to the manuals.] 1963 H. M. Brown Music in French Secular Theater iii. 103 A lively counterpoint over a slower moving bottom line. 1977 L. Ultan Music Theory xii. 168 The bottom line frequently assumes a somewhat ‘harmonic’ function. 1981 Billboard 5 Dec. 70 Unqualified funk..blending crowd-flavored vocals, precision horns and thumping bottom line. 1985 S. Sadie & A. Latham Cambr. Music Guide vi. 142 The kind of texture that the use of continuo implies—a top, melodic line for voice or instrument, a bottom line for a bass instrument, and a harmonic filling to the sandwich—is typical of the Baroque. 2009 Marin (Calif.) Independent Jrnl. (Nexis) 3 Apr. Bassist Michael Block..lays the track's foundation with a funky bottom line. 4. A minimum acceptable level or standard. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > account or statement of > [noun] > account book > line line1934 bottom line1973 1973 Newsweek 20 Aug. 33/3 He was a man who lived up to those standards... The old man had a bottom line below which he would not go. 1993 D. MacNiven Creative Morality ix. 183 Context might suggest different levels of risk which will be acceptable.., but there will be a bottom line below which no one can go without compromising respect for human life. 2012 A. Estévez Human Rights, Migration, & Social Confl. vi. 167 There must be a standard, a bottom line, below which nobody should be allowed to fall. Compounds C1. General attributive with sense ‘that is or represents the bottom line’ (in various senses), esp. ‘of, relating to, or designating the final or net profit, outcome, or level’; as bottom line growth, bottom line result, etc. ΚΠ 1968 Rotarian May 6 Your business rates top-quality protection at substantial bottom-line savings. 1979 J. C. Freund Lawyering ii. 21 [The company's] consumer line of business..has accounted for the bulk of bottom line growth in recent years. 1989 U.S. Air Sept. 72/1 Rynn's Luggage is now offering this top-line garment bag at the bottom-line price of only $159. 1998 Manufacturing Managem. July 14 (advt.) Bottom-line profitability is an enterprise-wide concern. 2015 N. Cooney How to be Great at doing Good iv. 59 [Charities] can continue to exist and grow even if their bottom-line results are not particularly great. C2. bottom-line question n. the most important, essential, or fundamental question. ΚΠ 1974 N.Y. Times 2 May 41/3 Will it hurt him or help him? That was the bottom-line question being asked in Washington today. 1993 Chicago Tribune 29 May i. 12/1 Was it a parting shot..or an irresponsible exercise of discretion by administrators?.. That's the bottom-line question. 2010 D. Treffert Islands of Genius p. xvi The bottom-line question..is ‘How do they do it?’ bottom-line profit n. (often in plural) final or net profit. ΚΠ 1956 Analysts Jrnl. 12 147/2 We have incentive plans in every echelon of our management today extending to salesmen..whereby 25 per cent and over of their income is dependent on the operational results and the bottom line profit of the division in which they are interested. 1969 Winnipeg Free Press 6 May 40/4 The often-considered theory that ‘bottom line’ profits are the real measure of bank profitability. 1998 Grocer 1 Aug. 106/2 (advt.) A superb opportunity to manage a flagship store, ideal for showcasing your talent for..producing bottom line profits. 2015 B. Marr Key Performance Indicators for Dummies viii. 123 There are two main financial perspectives driving any business—bottom line profit and top line growth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1722
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