Definition of "topline" []

• The upper curvature of a horse's withers, back, and loin. (noun)
• Principal billing. (noun)
• To be billed as the primary entertainer (verb)

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• "The topline is that public support for the U.S. presence is dropping."
• "We also continue to make strategic investments in growth initiatives which should enable us to deliver a sustainable long-term topline growth."
• "The reason it is so important to put this on the table now and scrutinize it openly is that the amount agreed to over the next 30 days -- for 2010 -- will represent what budgeteers call a "topline" -- a critical benchmark."