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Over the last three days CNN-IBN aired a series of reports that exposed how Air Deccan used underhanded methods to boost its bottom line. The first report showed how the airline overbooked on their flights and regularly off-loaded passengers with no explanations and no refunds.
What doese `bottom line' mean in the above paragraph?
Over the last three days CNN-IBN aired a series of reports that exposed how Air Deccan used underhanded methods to boost its bottom line. The first report showed how the airline overbooked on their flights and regularly off-loaded passengers with no explanations and no refunds.
What doese `bottom line' mean in the above paragraph?
Please explain it.
Bottom line means: The line in a financial statement that shows net income or loss.