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***** | BOTTOM LINE. | The net profit or result in a transaction. By extension, the final word or the outcome.
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**** | DEDICATED LINE. | A telephone line that is used for ('dedicated to') a single purpose, such as a fax machine. May also refer to an electrical line. Many host agencies require that their home-based agents have a dedicat
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*** | INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE. | 180 degrees of longitude. The date is different on either side of this imaginary line located in the Pacific Ocean.
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* | DEW LINE. | Abr. Distant Early Warning line. A line of radar stations set up to give advance warning of enemy air attack.
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* | HOT LINE. | Any phone number used to provide fast help or customer service.
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* | CRUISE LINE. | A company that maintains a fleet of cruise ships and markets cruises to the public.
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* | LINE. | A rope on a ship.
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