Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

below the line

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.91 in modern English

Syllables: be-low the -line
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Pertaining to points scored for tricks bid and won, which count towards game.

adv

Taking place underneath an online article, video or other item of content, as part of a comments section or related discussion forum.

adv

Targeting specific demographics through trade shows, search engine advertising, etc. rather than the mainstream media.

adv

Who 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.

adv

Of expenses: paid for standard ongoing concerns such as insurance and technical equipment and crew.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."
"HORNE: I'm just saying, below the line people might say: "Well..." WATSON: "...You can have a yellow pen, for example.""

Synonyms

BTL

Antonyms

above the line

Questions

What does below the line mean?: Pertaining to points scored for tricks bid and won, which count towards game.

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