above the line
adverb, adjective Bridge.
See under line1(def 31).
Words nearby above the line
above and beyond,
above board,
above stairs,
above suspicion,
above the law,
above the line,
above-the-line,
aboveboard,
aboveground,
abovementioned,
abp
Definition for above-the-line (2 of 2)
Origin of line
1
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
OTHER WORDS FROM line
lin·a·ble, line·a·ble, adjective line·less, adjective line·like, adjectiveBritish Dictionary definitions for above-the-line (1 of 3)
above-the-line
adjective
denoting entries printed above the horizontal line on a company's profit-and-loss account separating the entries that show how the profit (or loss) was made from the entries showing how the profit is to be distributed
(of an advertising campaign) employing an advertising agency to use the press, television, radio, cinema, and posters
(in national accounts) denoting transactions concerned with revenue shown above a horizontal line that separates them from capital transactions
Compare below-the-line
British Dictionary definitions for above-the-line (2 of 3)
line
1
/ (laɪn) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of line
linable or lineable, adjective lined, adjective linelike, adjective liny or liney, adjectiveWord Origin for line
C13: partly from Old French
ligne, ultimately from Latin
līnea, n use of
līneus flaxen, from
līnum flax; partly from Old English
līn, ultimately also from Latin
līnum flax
British Dictionary definitions for above-the-line (3 of 3)
line
2
/ (laɪn) /
verb (tr)
to attach an inside covering to (a garment, curtain, etc), as for protection, to hide the seaming, or so that it should hang well
to cover or fit the inside of
to line the walls with books
to fill plentifully
a purse lined with money
to reinforce the back of (a book) with fabric, paper, etc
Word Origin for line
C14: ultimately from Latin
līnum flax, since linings were often made of linen
Medical definitions for above-the-line
line
[ līn ]
n.
Scientific definitions for above-the-line
line
[ līn ]
A geometric figure formed by a point moving in a fixed direction and in the reverse direction. The intersection of two planes is a line.♦ The part of a line that lies between two points on the line is called a line segment.
Cultural definitions for above-the-line
Idioms and Phrases with above-the-line
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