top line

See also: topline

English

Etymology 1

From the usual presentation of this information as a line at the top of an income statement.

Noun

top line (plural top lines)

1. (accounting) Total sales or revenue.

Translations

revenue

• Danish: omsætning c, toplinje c
• Dutch: omzet (nl) m
• Finnish: liikevaihto (fi)

See also

• bottom line

Etymology 2

Noun

top line (plural top lines)

1. (military) A flag on the edge of a minefield.
2. (linguistics) The line connecting individual letters in Devanagari.
3. The best set of options.
   • 2023 June 3, Phil McNulty, “Manchester City 2-1 Manchester United”, in BBC Sport‎^[1], Wembley Stadium:

     United are increasingly confident of signing Chelsea's England midfield man Mason Mount, while a top line striker is a pressing priority, with Tottenham's Harry Kane linked on a regular basis.

See also

• stemline

Anagrams

• pointel, pontile, potline