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

Your book also covers jobs above and below the line.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

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

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025

The Pride are below the line with 28 points while Racing is eighth with 27 points.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023

His face was deeply tanned by sun and weather; and the scar of a sabre-cut above his left eye caused the eyebrow on that side to be below the line of its fellow.

From The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover by Reid, Mayne

below the line

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