| 单词 | to pay on the line | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasto pay on the line  d.  In phrases indicating the boundary between a debit and a credit in one's account, or between ordinary and extraordinary expenditure. (See also quot. 1973.) Also  to pay on the line, to pay promptly. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > payment > pay			[verb (intransitive)]		 > pay promptly to pay on the line1934 society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > account or statement of > 			[noun]		 > account book > line line1934 bottom line1973 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. < as lemmas | 
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