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Line : noun : long mark

  • Paper with thin blue lines…

  • I prefer notepaper without any lines.

  • He drew a thick line across the bottom of the column to show which figure was the total.

    • Line : noun : type of business


    Shipping Line = large shipping company which carries passengers and cargo


    Airline = large aircraft company which carries passengers and cargo
  • Profits of major airlines have been affected by the rise in fuel prices.

    • Line : noun : Line of business or Line of work = type of business or work
  • What is his line?

    • Line of Product = series of different products which form a group all made by the same company


    Product Line = series of different products which form a group all made by the same company
  • We do not stock that line.

  • Computers are not one of our best-selling lines.

  • They produce an interesting line in garden tools.

    • Line : noun : row of letters or figures on a page


    Bottom Line = last line in accounts showing the net profit
  • The boss is interested only in the bottom line.

    • To Open a Line Of Credit = to make credit available to someone


    To Open a Credit Line = to make credit available to someone


    Assembly Line = production system where the product (such as a car) moves slowly through a factory with new sections added to it as it goes along


    Production Line = production system where the product (such as a car) moves slowly through a factory with new sections added to it as it goes along
  • He works on the production line.

  • He is a production line worker in the car factory.

    • Line Chart = chart or graph using lines to indicate values


    Line Graph = chart or graph using lines to indicate values


    Line Printer = machine which prints information from a computer one line at a time


    Line of Command = organization of a business where each manager is responsible for doing what his superior tells him to do


    Line Management = organization of a business where each manager is responsible for doing what his superior tells him to do


    Line Organization = organization of a business where each manager is responsible for doing what his superior tells him to do


    Telephone Line = wire along which telephone messages travel
  • The line is bad. (It is difficult to hear clearly what someone is saying.)

  • A crossed line = when two telephone conversations get mixed

  • The line is engaged. (The person is already speaking on the phone.)

  • The chairman is on the other line. (The chairman is speaking on his second telephone.)

  • Outside line = line from an internal office telephone system to the main telephone exchange

    • Lined : adjective : with lines
  • He prefers lined paper for writing notes.

    • Liner : noun : large passenger ship


    QUOTE : The best thing would be to have a few more plants close down and bang supply more in line with the current demand. (Fortune)


    QUOTE : Cash has been paid for overstocked lines, factory seconds, slow sellers. etc… (Australian Financial Review)









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