See Also: undermatch(dictionary)
Bottom(money)
BOTTOM(finance)
Bottom Out(money)
bottom(1)(dictionary)
bottom ash(medicine)
Bottom(medicine)
bottom(2)(dictionary)
Bottom(dictionary)
bottom-up(dictionary)

bottom line (oh) and undermatch (iou)


bottom line (oh)



n [singular]
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
::The bottom line is that recycling isn't profitable.
::In Radio you have to keep the listener listening. That's the bottom line.
the profit or the amount of money that a business makes or loses
the least amount of money that you are willing to accept in a business deal
-- bottom-line adj

undermatch (iou)



undermatch verb & noun. arch. L16.
[from UNDER- + MATCH verb1.]
A. verb trans.
Undervalue by comparison. Only in L16.
Unite or give in Marriage to a person of lesser rank or status. M17.
Be less than a match for, be inferior to. Chiefly as undermatched ppl adjective. M17-M18.
B. noun. A person who or thing which is less than a match for another. M17-M18.