topline

top·line

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [top-lahyn]
- /ˈtɒpˈlaɪn/
- /tˈɒplaɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [top-lahyn]
- /ˈtɒpˈlaɪn/

Definitions of topline word

adjective topline so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like: a topline actress; topline news. 1
adjective topline of the highest reputation, importance, etc.: a topline business firm. 1
verb topline to headline or to star; to be the main focus of a newspaper story or to be the main star in a movie 0
noun topline the results from a preliminary survey or questionnaire used as the basis for predicting how the population will respond to some questions 0
noun topline the outline of the top of a dog, horse or llama from the back of the neck to the tail 0
noun topline the top edge of a shoe 0

See all 6 definitions of topline

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Origin of topline

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30; top1 + line1

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Parts of speech for Topline

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Topline

topline popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

topline usage trend in Literature

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