Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bih-loh stressed th ee lahyn]
- /bɪˈloʊ stressed ði laɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bih-loh stressed th ee lahyn]
- /bɪˈloʊ stressed ði laɪn/
Definitions of below-the-line word
- adjective below-the-line 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 3
- adjective below-the-line (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
- adjective below-the-line (in national accounts) below the horizontal line separating revenue from capital transactions 3
- noun below-the-line denoting entries below a horizontal line on a profit and loss account, separating those that establish the profit or loss from those that show how the profit is distributed 3
- noun below-the-line denoting capital transactions rather than revenue transactions in a nation's accounts 3
- noun below-the-line denoting expenditure on advertising by other means than the traditional media, such as the provision of free gifts, special displays, direct mailshots, etc 3
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Origin of below-the-line
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English li(g)ne cord, rope, stroke, series, guiding rule, partly < Old French ligne ≪ Latin līnea, noun use of feminine of līneus flaxen (orig. applied to string), equivalent to līn(um) flax (see line2) + -eus -eous, partly continuing Old English līne string, row, series < Latin, as above
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Parts of speech for Below-the-line
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
below-the-line popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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