Idiom
bottom line
Meaning
The summary or result; the most important information.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The bottom line is that we need more money.”
“We discussed many options for the project, but the bottom line is that we must finish by Friday.”
“While the committee debated the ethical implications for hours, the bottom line remained that the current budget could not support the proposed expansion.”
Examples
simple
“The bottom line is that we need more money.”
contextual
“We discussed many options for the project, but the bottom line is that we must finish by Friday.”
complex
“While the committee debated the ethical implications for hours, the bottom line remained that the current budget could not support the proposed expansion.”
Origin
A reference to the literal bottom line of an income statement or other accounting record.
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