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above the line expenses
econ.	مصروفات حكومية خارجة (تدون فوق خط فاصل)
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above-the-line expenses
cinema	The major expenses committed to before production begins, including story/rights/continuity writing; salaries for producers, director, and cast; travel and living; and production fees if the project is bought from an earlier company. Everything else falls under below-the-line expenses.