below the line
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below-the-lineadjectivedenoting the entries printed below the horizontal line on a company's profit-and-loss account that show how any profit is to be distributed
below the line
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below-the-line
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adjective
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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
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(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
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(in national accounts) below the horizontal line separating revenue from capital transactions Compare above-the-line
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But the prospect of a stretch without Tatum provided the perfect timing for the Celtics to duck below the line and clean up their finances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
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 ● Aug. 25, 2025
"Seeing this is already intimidating if you are below the line."
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2025
Angel City was below the line and upset Portland 5-1 on Sunday to clinch the first berth in the franchise’s two-year history.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
We write the letter B below the line on which I stands.
From Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son by John Mills
Stanton says increase in operating profit suggests the airline’s core operations remained strong, but the final reported result carried the effect of disruption, financing, non-operating or below-the-line factors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
It also tells the story of the Noothies, a made-up community of former below-the-line film workers who stumbled upon a god — and a hidden truth about the nature of reality.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
Mr. Eyman—a prolific author of film biographies, including books on John Wayne, John Ford, Mary Pickford and Cary Grant—is astute about Crawford’s below-the-line collaborators at MGM.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
And as if those weren’t enough, there’s the world-class beauty we meet in the climax known as Monstro Elisasue, an incredible accomplishment that is entirely the work of these below-the-line artists.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2025
On opposite sides of the region, the Palisades and Eaton fires destroyed homes of Hollywood workers at all levels: actors, directors and producers, crew members and other below-the-line workers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2025
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