top-line

1 of 2

adjective

ˈtäp-ˌlīn

: most featured or prominently advertised : leading

… its oldest top-line act, the Rolling Stones, has long been taken as a symbol of the excesses of rock's nightmare side.

Ethan Mordden

: of the highest quality, level, or degree : top-of-the-line

The lauded ladies received top-line Southern hospitality …

Tim Allis

The new chips may well make moderately priced workhorse computers—the type many people buy—perform more like today's top-line models.

Consumer Reports

business : relating to or concerned with gross sales or revenue

For real value creation, the merged company has to produce top-line growth and better margins through superior offerings to customers.

Geoffrey Colvin

top line

2 of 2

noun

variants or less commonly topline

ˈtäp-ˌlīn

plural top lines also toplines

business : the line at the top of a financial report that shows gross sales or revenue before the deduction of expenses or losses

The top line is weak, with a meager 0.3% sales gain last year, to $669 million, which doesn't even keep up with inflation.

Jack Gage

When I first started writing about business, earnings stories focused on two numbers: sales (the top line on a company's income statement) and net income (the bottom line, after deducting all expenses including taxes).

Kathleen Pender

compare bottom line sense 2a

usually topline : the outline of the top of the body of an animal (such as a dog or horse)

A long-legged, long-moving individual with long topline is considered the optimum type for the horse show.

Linda Connors

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

1877, in the meaning defined at sense 2

单词	top-line
释义	top-line 1 of 2 adjective ˈtäp-ˌlīn 1 a : most featured or prominently advertised : leading … its oldest top-line act, the Rolling Stones, has long been taken as a symbol of the excesses of rock's nightmare side. Ethan Mordden b : of the highest quality, level, or degree : top-of-the-line The lauded ladies received top-line Southern hospitality … Tim Allis The new chips may well make moderately priced workhorse computers—the type many people buy—perform more like today's top-line models. Consumer Reports 2 business : relating to or concerned with gross sales or revenue For real value creation, the merged company has to produce top-line growth and better margins through superior offerings to customers. Geoffrey Colvin top line 2 of 2 noun variants or less commonly topline ˈtäp-ˌlīn plural top lines also toplines 1 business : the line at the top of a financial report that shows gross sales or revenue before the deduction of expenses or losses The top line is weak, with a meager 0.3% sales gain last year, to $669 million, which doesn't even keep up with inflation. Jack Gage When I first started writing about business, earnings stories focused on two numbers: sales (the top line on a company's income statement) and net income (the bottom line, after deducting all expenses including taxes). Kathleen Pender compare bottom line sense 2a 2 usually topline : the outline of the top of the body of an animal (such as a dog or horse) A long-legged, long-moving individual with long topline is considered the optimum type for the horse show. Linda Connors Word History First Known Use Adjective 1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Noun 1877, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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