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1934 J. O'Hara Appointment in Samarra i. 20 There were only a few of the Lantenengo crowd who could get a favour out of Ed without paying cash on the line for it.

1938 S. V. Benét Thirteen o'Clock 249 I kept on schedule with the work, but I couldn't with the money. Each week, I'd be just a little over the line.

1940 Economist 13 Apr. 683/1 The figures ‘below the line’ in the Exchequer Return show the result of the issue of the 4 per cent.

1948 Economist 31 Jan. 195/1 Aggregate Government expenditure, including..the ‘below line’ expenditure.

1959 N. Mailer Advts. for Myself (1961) 66 I paid on the line every time.

1966 A. Gilpin Dict. Econ. Terms 1 Since 1947 it has been customary for the British Budget to contain a full statement of the estimated expenditure and revenue for the following year, some items being shown as ‘above-the-line’..and others as ‘below-the-line’. Most current items appear above the line and most capital items below.

1973 New Society 28 June 736/2 The growth of petrol promotions has coincided with a growth of giveaways, gimmicks and competitions in the marketing of a wide range of products... Termed ‘below-the-line’ marketing, it is encroaching on the ‘above-the-line’ (advertising) share of manufacturers' marketing budgets.