Meanings
- not comparablebridgePertaining to points scored for tricks bid and won, which count towards game.
If they make 2 hearts they will score 60 points below the line but as this is the first hand of the game they will not have already made another part score.
2006, Barry Teare, Problem-Solving and Thinking Skills Resources for Able and Talented Children, page 118 - not comparableTaking place underneath an online article, video or other item of content, as part of a comments section or related discussion forum.
HORNE: I'm just saying, below the line people might say: "Well..." WATSON: "...You can have a yellow pen, for example."
2020 October 8, 12:10 from the start, in No More Jockeys, season 3, episode 1, spoken by Alex Horne and Mark Watson1 more example
Visiting the Pornhub Records channel of the site for a quick – honest, Mum! – perusal reveals some confused below-the-line conversation but relatively impressive stats.
2016 November 22, Harriet Gibsone, The GuardianSynonyms: BTL
- not comparablebusinessTargeting specific demographics through trade shows, search engine advertising, etc. rather than the mainstream media.
- not comparablebroadcastingWho do not guide and influence the creative direction, process, and voice of a given narrative in a film, such as the boom operators, hair stylists, and location managers.
Antonyms: above the line
- not comparablebroadcastingOf expenses: paid for standard ongoing concerns such as insurance and technical equipment and crew.
Antonyms: above the line
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbTaking place underneath an online article, video or other item of content, as part of a comments section or related discussion forum.
adverbWho do not guide and influence the creative direction, process, and voice of a given narrative in a film, such as the boom operators, hair stylists, and location managers.
adverbOf expenses: paid for standard ongoing concerns such as insurance and technical equipment and crew.
Cite this entry
below the line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/below%20the%20line
“below the line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/below%20the%20line. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “below the line,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/below%20the%20line.
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