Definition of Above the line

1. Adverb. (bridge) In the part of the the score sheet in bridge that is reserved for honors, penalty, and premiums; a score that does not count towards game. ¹

2. Adverb. (accounting) Classified as an ordinary expense or revenue item, or a current asset.(reference-book last = first = authorlink = coauthors = editor =Gove, Philip Babcock others = title = Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged origdate = origyear = 1909 origmonth = url = format = accessdate = accessyear = accessmonth = edition = date = year =1976 month = publisher =G. & C. Merriam Co. location = Springfield, MA language = id = doi = isbn =0-87779-101-5 lccn = ol = pages =5 chapter = chapterurl = quote =) ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Above The Line

above-water
above all
above and beyond
above average
above board
above ground
above measure
above one's bend
above one's paygrade
above oneself
above proof
above stairs
above the curve
above the fold
above the law
above the line (current term)
above the salt
above water
aboveboard
abovecited
abovedeck
aboveground
abovelisted
abovementioned
abovenamed
aboves
aboves'd
abovesaid
abovestairs
abovestated

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