below the line

American  

adverb

Bridge.

1. line131

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below-the-line British  

adjective

1. denoting the entries printed below the horizontal line on a company's profit-and-loss account that show how any profit is to be distributed

2. (of an advertising campaign) employing sales promotions, direct marketing, in-store exhibitions and displays, trade shows, sponsorship, and merchandising that do not involve an advertising agency

3. (in national accounts) below the horizontal line separating revenue from capital transactions Compare above-the-line

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• above the line vs. below the line

Example Sentences

“People who are below the line are already suffering.”

From Los Angeles Times

If it was up to the commenters below the line on BBC Sport's articles about this series, Wane would already be out on his ear.

From BBC

And contractions in television and film production in-state has slowed, hitting below the line crew members represented by International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.

From Los Angeles Times

Healey and Tseng interviewed hundreds of insiders both above and below the line — gaffers, casting directors, actors, writers, stunt people and many others — to provide an extensive, wide-screen view of how to break in, and what it’s like when you actually do find that dream job.

From Los Angeles Times

Your book also covers jobs above and below the line.

From Los Angeles Times

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