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Old 23-Mar-2007, 03:58
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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.

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I think it means their profits. When you calculate sth, there are several or a lot of lines. The last line, at the bottom, shows the result.
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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?

Please explain it.
Bottom line means: The line in a financial statement that shows net income or loss.
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