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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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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
“People who are below the line are already suffering.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
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 ● Nov. 8, 2025
The ball instead hit an overhang just below the line for a home run.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 5, 2023
Upsilon on the Rosetta stone and Herculanean rolls is like our Υ, all the strokes being of equal thickness and not running below the line: nor do they in Hyperides or in Codd.
From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener
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 is always disrespectful, though, especially since awards given during commercial breaks tend to be the awards for below-the-line craftspeople, whose work is just as important to a film as anyone else’s.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 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
Since California’s tax credit will apply only to below-the-line costs, increasing the amount beyond what’s offered in Georgia will allow the Golden State’s program to “be roughly equivalent,” Zbur said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 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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