above the line
Adverb
Meaning
(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.
(marketing) Having a broad reach rather than targeting a specific demographic.
(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
(television) Of expenses: paid per project to creative personnel such as writers and actors.
Antonym: below the line
(accounting) Classified as an ordinary expense or revenue item, or a current asset.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgSynonyms
Examples
If you wish to vote for additional groups, continue your numbering above the line in order of your preference.
The judgments above the line are known as premises, and those below the line are conclusions.
That is because instead of just voting for a preferred party above the line, often without knowing where their preferences have been directed, voters will now have to specify their choices.
They continue rising above the line of social limitations and help others along the way.
The horizontal line represents an approximate value for human plasma concentrations of LSD, and hence, receptor affinities that are above the line are unlikely to be involved in LSD's effect.