above the line

English

Alternative forms

Adverb

above the line (not comparable)

  1. (bridge) In the part of the score sheet in bridge that is reserved for honors, penalty, and premiums; a score that does not count towards game.
  2. (accounting) Classified as an ordinary expense or revenue item, or a current asset.[1]
  3. (marketing) Having a broad reach rather than targeting a specific demographic.
  4. (film) Who guide and influence the creative direction, process, and voice of a given narrative in a film, such as the screenwriter, producer, director, and actors.
    Antonym: below the line
  5. (television) Of expenses: paid per project to creative personnel such as writers and actors.
    Antonym: below the line

References
  1. Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 5
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