bottom line
noun /ˌbɒtəm ˈlaɪn/
/ˌbɑːtəm ˈlaɪn/
- the bottom line[singular] the most important thing that you have to consider or accept; the essential point in a discussion, etc.
- The bottom line is that we have to make a decision today.
- (business) [countable] the amount of money that is a profit or a loss after everything has been calculated
- The bottom line for 2014 was a pre-tax profit of £85 million.
- Sales last month failed to add to the company’s bottom line.