Thebottom line in a decision or situation is the most important factor that you have to consider.
The bottom line is that it's not profitable.
The bottom line is that it did not get the best out of everybody.
2. countable noun [usually singular, usually poss NOUN]
The bottom line in a business deal is the least a person is willing to accept.
She says £95,000 is her bottom line.
3. countable noun [oft poss NOUN]
The bottom line is the total amount of money that a company has made or lost over a particular period of time.
[business]
These small promotions were costly and they did nothing to increase his bottom line.
...to force chief executives to look beyond the next quarter's bottom line.
bottom line in British English
noun
1.
the last line of a financial statement that shows the net profit or loss of a company or organization
2.
the final outcome of a process, discussion, etc
3.
the most important or fundamental aspect of a situation
bottom line in American English
US
1.
the lowest line of the earnings report of a company, on which net profit per share of stock is shown
2. Informal
profits or losses, as of a business
3. Slang
a.
the basic or most important factor, consideration, meaning, etc.
b.
the final or ultimate statement, decision, etc.
Derived forms
bottom-line (ˈbotˈtom-line)
adjective
bottom line in Finance
(bɒtəm laɪn)
noun
(Finance: Corporate)
The bottom line is the total amount of money that a company has made or lost over a particular periodof time.
The Japanese threat was enough to force chief executives to look beyond the nextquarter's bottom line.
He recently launched a start-up fund with a small amount of capital and every pennycounts toward a positive bottom line.
The bottom line is the total amount of money that a company has made or lost over a particular periodof time.
Examples of 'bottom line' in a sentence
bottom line
With the cost of production fixed, that price increase drops straight down to the company 's bottom line.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And that benefits the company bottom line as well as the individuals concerned.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
We want to convert that into its profits at the bottom line.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There are bottom lines and profits to be considered.
Christianity Today (2000)
The bottom line measures business performance rather than management performance.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGING IN TURBULENT TIMES (1980)
The bottom line in business is making a profit and along with that goes the need for power and growth.
Harris, Jean Everything You Need to Know for Success in Business (1990)
It is not only the company 's bottom line that is benefiting from the acquisition.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Adding his pay to the bottom line takes the profit to nearly 15m.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The good CEOs strike a balance between providing the support and direction that employees need and the bottom line goals of business.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
That department wasn't expansive, but its bottom line profit was brilliant.
Kiam, Victor Going For It!: How to Succeed As an Entrepreneur (1986)
From a cursory glance at the company 's bottom line, it might be hard to divine why.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Both unions are in a trading surplus, although Amicus will disclose a bottom line loss for last year after a voluntary redundancy programme.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
As Money has pointed out time and again, it is outrageous that they have been boosting their bottom line at a time when households are struggling.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
If a profit and loss account were to be produced measuring the political parties' recent success in dealing with business, the bottom line would surely be zero.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
bottom line
British English: bottom line NOUN
The bottom line in a decision or situation is the most important factor that you have to consider.