bottom line
bottom line
ˌbottom <ʃOŋð style="font-weight:normal">'line
◙noun [sing.]
1. the bottom line, used to tell someone what the most important part of a situation is, or what the most important thing to consider is
• 底线，起码的要求; 要旨:
»In radio you have to keep the listener listening. That's the bottom line.
干电台工作你得吸引听众来听，这是起码的要求。
2. the profit or the amount of money that a business makes or loses
• 账本底线，〔账目上〕盈亏一览结算线
3. the least amount of money that you are willing to accept in a business deal
• 〔一桩生意你能接受的〕底线
♦bottom-line adj.
