What does "[u]the bottome line [/u]" mean ?

"The bottome line is ......"

What does "the bottome line " mean ?
Thank you very much.

[henry]

Originally Posted by song

"The bottome line is ......"

What does "the bottome line " mean ?
Thank you very much.

bottom line:1( the bottom line) the most important thing that you have to consider ot accept; the essential point in a discussion,etc:
e.g.The bottom line is that we have to make a decision today.

2.(business) the a mount of money that is a profit or a loss after everything has been calculated.

3.the lowest price that somebody will accept:
e.g. Three hundred-- and that's my bottom line! :wink:

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