bottom line vs substance

bottom line

noun
  • The summary or result; the most important information. 

  • A minimum acceptable result from a negotiation. 

  • The final balance; the amount of money or profit left after everything has been tallied. 

substance

noun
  • The essential part of anything; the most vital part. 

  • Physical matter; material. 

  • Material possessions; estate; property; resources. 

  • Hypostasis. 

  • Drugs (illegal narcotics) 

  • Substantiality; solidity; firmness. 

  • A form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties. 

verb
  • To give substance to; to make real or substantial. 

How often have the words bottom line and substance occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )