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Meaning of "below the line" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BELOW THE LINE

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WHAT DOES BELOW THE LINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Below the line

Below the line may refer to: ▪ Below the line, a film's budget excluding actors, producers, director, and writers ▪ Below the line, an advertising strategy ▪ Below the line, a term in accountancy ▪ A type of contract bridge scoring ▪ The group voting ticket option in Australian elections ▪ Below the Line, a novel by Scott Albert and John McFetridge...

Definition of below the line in the English dictionary

The first definition of below the line in the dictionary is 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. Other definition of below the line is denoting capital transactions rather than revenue transactions in a nation's accounts. Below the line is also denoting expenditure on advertising by other means than the traditional media, such as the provision of free gifts, special displays, direct mailshots, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BELOW THE LINE

belonging
belongingness
belongings
Belorussia
Belorussian
Belostok
belove
beloved
Belovo
below
below ground
below par
below stairs
below the belt
below-the-belt
below-the-line
below-the-line advertising
below-the-line promotion
belowdecks
belowground

WORDS THAT END LIKE BELOW THE LINE

all along the line
bottom line
cell line
command line
credit line
dotted line
finish line
front line
hold the line
hotline
land line
lay on the line
on line
product line
production line
red line
sign on the dotted line
six-yard line
step out of line
tag line
toe the line

Synonyms and antonyms of below the line in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «below the line» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BELOW THE LINE

Find out the translation of below the line to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of below the line from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «below the line» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

下面的线
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

debajo de la línea
570 millions of speakers

English

below the line
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रेखा के नीचे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحت خط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

чертой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

abaixo da linha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সারির নিচে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

en dessous du seuil
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

di bawah garisan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unter der Linie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

線より下
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

행 아래
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngisor garis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dưới mức
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோட்டிற்கு கீழே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रेषेखाली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çizginin altında
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sotto la linea
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poniżej granicy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рисою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sub linia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κάτω από τη γραμμή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onder die lyn
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

under linjen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

under linjen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of below the line

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BELOW THE LINE»

The term «below the line» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.051 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BELOW THE LINE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «below the line» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «below the line» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about below the line

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BELOW THE LINE»

Discover the use of below the line in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to below the line and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Below the Line
In the actual movie business, one is either above the line or below the line, the demarcation where the real money and power starts and stops.
J. R. Helton, 2000
2
Below the Line: Producers and Production Studies in the New ...
Considers the work of television set assemblers, soft-core cameramen, reality-program casters, and public-access and cable commissioners in relation to the globalized economy of the television industry
Vicki Mayer, 2011
3
Below the line: living poor in America
Captures the extent of poverty in the United States, evoking such scenes as the hopelessness of urban youth and the struggle of midwestern farmers
Eugene Richards, Christiane Bird, Janine Altongy, 1987
4
Below the Line
In the title story, old men in Chinatown record their wills on videotape, in another a typhoon diverts a woman's plane to Taiwan, where she receives a lesson in family history.
Sara Chin, 1997
5
Below the Line
THIS BOOK WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO DEVELOP UNCONDITONAL LOVE FOR YOUR SPOUSE IN SPITE OF BEING UNEQUALLY YOKED EDIE J. BURNSIDE-EDWARDS WAS BORN OCTOBER 19, 1945 IN PHILADEPHIA, MISSISSIPPI.
Edie Jean Burnside-Edwards, 2008
6
Laboring Below the Line: The New Ethnography of Poverty, ...
LABORING. BELOW. THE. LINE. As the distribution of wealth between rich and poor in the United States grew more and more unequal over the past twenty years, this economic gap assumed a life of its own in the popular culture. The news ...
Frank Munger, 2002
7
Below the Line
Michael Darwin had sworn he'd sell his soul to the devil for the money to make his film, "Hollywood Is Murder," a lurid tale of a serial killer loose in Lotus Land.
Jaron Summers, 2009
8
Below the Line
This runaway production stars Myles Day, working hard on his comeback career, and Linda Grigette, best known for her role in the 1970s series "Fashion Fuzz (supermodels by day, super agents by night), and gorgeous young Ainsley Riordan, who ...
John McFetridge, Scott Albert, 2003
9
Production Culture: Industrial Reflexivity and Critical ...
This is a superb book."--Anna McCarthy, author of "Ambient Television: Visual Culture and Public Space"
John Thornton Caldwell, 2008
10
Federal Income Tax: Examples & Explanations
The classification of a gambling loss deduction as an above-the-line or below-the -line deduction turns on whether the taxpayer's gambling activity is a trade or business. Unless a taxpayer is a professional gambler, the deduction is a ...
Joseph Bankman, Thomas D. Griffith, Katherine Pratt, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BELOW THE LINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term below the line is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How was your weekend running?
Running, jumping, throwing or scoffing – how was your weekend running? As always, come and share your triumphs and woes below the line. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
This brutal map of Britain reveals your weather for the next week
Because, if you live below the line on the map, you are due for a sunny, dry week with picnics in the park and rose in the garden. But sadly, if you live above the ... «The Sun, Jul 15»
3
Guest Blog: Analysis of Bolton Wanderers' Financial Situation Part One
We thank BlackpoolWhite for his contribution - and look forward to your reader comments below the line. If you ever want to contribute to this ... «Lion of Vienna Suite, Jul 15»
4
Showtime's 'Penny Dreadful' Ends, Leaving Audience Wanting More
... in the acting arts and the below the line crafts of wardrobe, art design, set decoration, hair and makeup, editing and cinematography. «Monsters and Critics.com, Jul 15»
5
Independence Day festivities are back for Beavercreek
This fell below the line last year,” Jarvis said, “Starting this year we have corporate, individual sponsors. So this is not funded with our public tax ... «WDTN, Jul 15»
6
Senate reform: Careful what you wish for
... for them; or they can vote 'below the line' and take complete control of the flow of their vote from their most preferred candidate to their least. «The Age, Jul 15»
7
Men! If you name your penis, you're a tool
If I had a pound for every contribution below the line that suggests Rupert as a good name for a penis, I'd have Yanis Varoufakis on the phone ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
8
Know signs for grizzly bears
... between the pad and the toes, all of the toes of a grizzly bear will be above the line while one of the black bear's toes will be below the line. «Bonners Ferry Herald, Jul 15»
9
Chrome For Android Hits 1 Billion Installs On The Play Store
There are a half-dozen Google apps sitting below the line, but it's certainly possible Samsung's Push Service, Skype, or Instagram (another ... «Android Police, Jul 15»
10
Faith Of Our Fathers finds misguided evangelical purpose in the …
The film is stocked with a relative supergroup of participants from the Christian market both above and below the line: Like most of the cast, ... «A.V. Club DC, Jul 15»

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