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Business Definition for: Above-the-line

  • used to describe entries in a company's profit and loss accounts that appear above the line separating those entries that show the origin of the funds that have contributed to the profit or loss from those that relate to its distribution. Exceptional and extraordinary items appear above the line.
  • in macroeconomics, used to describe a country's revenue transactions.
  • relating to marketing expenditure on advertising in media such as the press, radio, television, film, and the World Wide Web, on which a commission is usually paid to an agency
  • See also Below-the-line1
  • See also Below-the-line2

Additional Resources

Public Speaking: How To Deliver A Punch Line Published
The punch line gets its name from the delivery technique used. You must punch the line out a little harder and with a slightly different voice than the rest of the joke. Lean into the microphone and say it louder and more clearly than you said the setup lines. If...
Tags: Public Speaking, Punch Line, Productivity
White papers 2008-01-01
Public Speaking: How To Deliver A Punch Line
The punch line gets its name from the delivery technique used. You must punch the line out a little harder and with a slightly different voice than the rest of the joke. One thing to remember is if the audience does not hear the punch line, they are not going...
Tags: Public Speaking, Audience, Joke, Punch Line, Productivity, Telecommunications
White papers
Using Load Line Containers to Keep Oil Spills Off the Ground
This paper analyzes the role of the Load Line Container developed Pollution Control Corporations, U.S.A PCC in keeping the oil spills off the ground. Load Line Container provides an effective and economical solution to load line spills. There are more than 70,000 PCC Load Line Containers in use by every...
Tags: Pollution, Pollution Control, Load Line Container
White papers 2004-11-12
US Congress Looking for its Share of On-line Gambling - Brief Article
Certain members of the US Congress will put forth legislation this year in order to prevent on-line gambling. They will use two strategies, either ban on-line gambling outright or prevent the use of credit cards for on-line wagering. At issue is the fact that Internet gambling is "unregulated, untaxed, illegal,...
Tags: INTERNET, SALES, Strategy, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2001-09-01
Line Of Credit Payoff Calculator
This tool will help you to determine what you need to do to pay off your line of credit. It will also allow you to see what you may need to change in order to meet your credit line repayment goals and get your line of credit balance down to...
Tags: MortgageLoan.com, Productivity
Tools & templates 2008-01-01
Line Dancers and Copyright
In this information sheet, a brief overview of copyright law is given as it relates to line dancing. This overview is intended for line dancers and people who choreograph and teach line dancing. It also discusses copyright protection for line dances, copyright protection for dance sheets, and some other copyright...
Tags: Copyright Protection, Australian Copyright Council
White papers 2001-04-01
Line-Item Veto: Why Wait?
President Bush has proposed what is in effect a line-item veto in his Legislative Line-Item Veto Act of 2006. His proposal is a little different from traditional line-item veto proposals, under which Presidents would be allowed to excise parts of spending bills they don't like. Bush's legislation would enable the...
Tags: Bush, Government, president, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2006-03-20
Tax rebate lines on 1040 forms.
A new line on the 1040 forms is confusing many filers this year. Involves the 2001 tax rebate...checks for up to $600 for couples, $500 for household heads and $300 for singles that the IRS mailed out. Folks who received the maximum rebate...
Tags: FINANCE, Internal Revenue Service, Taxes
Research articles 2002-02-15
Sapient helps put on-line technology within the reach of any company; ON-LINE Workshop now available
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 28, 1995--For companies considering on-line commercial services such as a new way to reach customers, Sapient Corporation has announced the availability of its ON-LINE Workshop.
Tags: Sapient Corp.
Research articles 1995-08-28
BioTime Announces New Line of Credit
EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- BioTime, Inc. (OTCBB:BTIM) today announced that it has entered into an amendment of its Revolving Line of Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement") that increases the amount of the line of credit to $1,000,000 and extends the maturity date to April 30, 2008. Loans under the line of...
Research articles 2007-10-17
Compton's NewMedia continues on-line dominance with Prodigy partnership; Prodigy selects "Compton's On-line Encyclopedia" as on-line reference tool of choice
CARLSBAD, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 29, 1995--Compton's NewMedia continues to expand its cyberspace takeover by partnering with Prodigy Service Co. to offer on-line members "Compton's On-line Encyclopedia".
Tags: partnership, tool
Research articles 1995-08-29
Siemens Announces Next-Generation Line Frames for DCO Switch; Line Frames are Smaller, More Energy Efficient
BOCA RATON, Fla.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 4, 1998--As part of the continuing evolution of its DCOR Central Office Switching System, Siemens Telecom Networks has announced next-generation line frames for the switch. Based on the new line card, which has increased from six ports to eighteen ports, the DCO switch will be able...
Tags: Siemens AG
Research articles 1998-06-04
Credit Line
Use this tool to determine how big a line of credit you may qualify to receive. The line of credit is based on a percentage of the value of your home. The more your home is worth, the larger the line of credit. Of course, the final line of credit...
Tags: Mortgages, Finance, Capital Structures
Tools & templates 2008-01-01
Power-quality line now includes UPSs.(Brief Article)
This line of UPSs consists of single phase, 115 V AC line-interactive and off-line models. Smaller models ... This line of UPSs consists of single phase, 115 V AC line-interactive and off-line models. Smaller models provide a simulated sinewave output; larger models offer a...
Tags: United Parcel Service of America Inc.
Research articles 2001-04-01
The Enstar Group Inc. Announces Investment in B-Line
MONTGOMERY, Ala.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 25, 1998--The Enstar Group Inc. ("Enstar") (OTC:ESGR) today announced that it has made an investment in B-Line LLC ("B-Line"). B-Line is a privately owned company based in Seattle, Washington, that provides services to credit card issuers and other holders of similar receivables. Enstar has invested...
Tags: Business Wire, FINANCE, investor
Research articles 1998-11-25
Rivals abdicate realm of on-line services to AOL
VIENNA, Va. -- America Online Inc., the No. 1 on-line service, soon will be the only on-line service.
Tags: America Online Inc.
Research articles 1996-05-30
Thirst for Information Fuels Growth in On-Line Databases
LONDON--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 9, 1996--The on-line databases market has witnessed very strong growth rates in the past few years and is expected to continue developing into the future, but at a slowly decreasing rate.One of the major influences on the growth of on-line is likely be the threat of CD-ROM technology...
Tags: Business Wire, Databases, Frost & Sullivan, HARDWARE, London, SOFTWARE, Storage
Research articles 1996-01-09
Government On-Line Annual Report Tabled: On-Line Interactions Quadruple Over Three Years.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Mar 23, 2005 CCNMatthews via COMTEX The latest report from the Government of Canada on the Government On-Line Initiative shows that on-line interactions with the government quadrupled over three years. The Honourable Scott Brison, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, tabled...
Tags: Gol, Government, Government of Canada, INTERNET, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2005-03-23
Funds flow for Sena line
FUNDING for reopening of the 600km Sena line in Mozambique has been started by the World Bank, which is spending $US 130 million on the project. It is due to reopen in early 2009. The Sena line runs from the port of Beira to the Moatize coal mines in...
Tags: FINANCE, World Bank
Research articles 2005-07-01
FINISH LINE RACES TO KEEP UP WITH MOMENTUM.(The Finish Line)
LOS ANGELES -- When it comes to athletic footwear, one chain's loss is another one's gain. That's certainly been the case for The Finish Line, Indianapolis, which can credit a top competitor, Foot Locker, for its first-quarter sales jump of 22...
Tags: allocation, Foot Locker, Nike Inc., Retail, SALES
Research articles 2003-07-21
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