bottom line

NOUN

center or central factor

Synonyms

STRONGEST

core crux essence income profit reality

WEAK

basis conclusion determination fiber final decision fundamentals key point last word loss main idea main point main thing meat and potatoes name of the game net nitty-gritty nuts and bolts point sum and substance what it's all about whole story

ADJECTIVE

of key importance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cardinal critical crucial essential fundamental important indispensable

STRONG

necessary underlying vital

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While the fuel inflation battered JetBlue’s bottom line last quarter, improvements on the demand front are setting the company up for profitability ahead, Chief Executive Joanna Geraghty said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

The bottom line was boosted by revenue growth of 12% to 14.09 billion euros, with corporate and institutional banking leading the increase.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Everything else about it was bigger too, most astonishingly the bottom line revealed by the document.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

The bottom line is that yes, people are earning more and home prices are growing more slowly.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

The bottom line seemed to be that any one of the three schools might win the varsity honors.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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