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below the line

NOUN
debt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrears bill capital commitment credit damage deficit due indebtedness liability mortgage obligation price tag receipt
STRONG
IOU albatross baggage bite check chit claim cuff debenture debit dues duty encumbrance invoice manifest note reckoning responsibility score tab tally voucher
WEAK
arrearage bad news dead horse in hock in the hole in the red outstandings promissory note red ink
Antonyms
STRONG
irresponsibility
WEAK
asset cash excess profit

Example Sentences

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But the prospect of a stretch without Tatum provided the perfect timing for the Celtics to duck below the line and clean up their finances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

"Seeing this is already intimidating if you are below the line."

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025

The ball instead hit an overhang just below the line for a home run.

From Washington Times • Jun. 5, 2023

“With Bauer, we were clearly over,” Friedman said, adding that the team will not try to dump salary at some point this season to get back below the line.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2023

The upper boundary of this zone is 800 feet below the line of perpetual snow.

From Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland by Linn?, Carl von

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.