From the headline of this article at MarketWatch.
上記の文で、bottom line の意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "bottom line" mean?
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解答
意味:英辞郎によると、
上記のうち、問題の見出しに一番近い意味は1ですが、家庭を対象に使える訳ではないと思います。なので、修飾語になっているfamilies'を考慮して私だったら「家計」に意訳します。
- 最終的な収益[損益]、純損失、純利益、総決算◆【語源】計算書の最下行(bottom line)に集計結果が記入されることから。
- 最終結果[決定]、結論
- 〈話〉肝心[主要]なこと[点]
- 〈話〉肝心[主要]なこと[点]
- 〈俗〉女性のヒップの線
訳例:「母親は、家計に大きく貢献しているけれど、公共政策がその実態に追いついていない。」
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:
- the essential or salient point
- the primary or most important consideration
- the line at the bottom of a financial report that shows the net profit or loss
- financial considerations (such as cost or profit or loss)
- the final result
Etymology/語源
Online Etymology Dictionaryによると、比喩的な使い方は1832年から。損益計算において、最終的な結果が最終行にあることから。
According to Online Etymology Dictionary:
figurative sense is attested from 1832, from profit-and-loss accounting, where the final figure calculated is the bottom line on the page.
Examples
- Sensational headlines can take a serious hit on the bottom line. — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, "Here's Why All The Members Of BTS Are Single," 9 May 2019
- Bad weather affecting demand for the company’s agricultural products, slower conditions in the auto and smartphone markets and margin declines weighed on the bottom line, Chief Executive Ed Breen said in prepared remarks. — Allison Prang, WSJ, "DowDuPont’s Earnings Fall as Net Sales Slump," 2 May 2019
- How will the rise in interest rates affect our bottom line?
- These small promotions were costly and they did nothing to increase his bottom line.
- It seems to me that we are dealing with more than bottom-line economics and bottom-squeezing ergonomics.
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