Headline - English meaning

noun

A heading at the top of an article or page in a newspaper or magazine.

Usage examples:

A front-page headline

verb

Provide with a headline.

Usage examples:

A feature that was headlined ‘invest in your future’

verb

Appear as the star performer at (a concert).

Usage examples:

Nirvana headlined the 1992 reading festival

adjective

Denoting a particularly notable or important piece of news.

Usage examples:

Air accidents make headline news whereas car accidents are seldom publicized

adjective

Denoting or relating to the star performer or group at a concert, typically appearing as the last act on the bill.

Usage examples:

They were one of the headline acts at the festival in hyde park

adjective

Denoting or relating to a figure for unemployment based on the unadjusted total number of people out of work, as a percentage of the population.

Usage examples:

The headline unemployment rate has surprised the markets by dropping slightly

noun

Words printed in large letters at the top of a newspaper story that serve as its title

Usage examples:

Since last year, she has headlined at least 32 fundraising events., she was judged fourth in a news…

adjective

A headline figure, number, or rate includes everything that affects it

Usage examples:

If you take the headline figure for personal borrowing of £1,000 bn, it looks a bit scary., the new…

noun

A line of words printed in large letters as the title of a story in a newspaper, or the main points of the news that are broadcast on television or radio

Usage examples:

The news of his death was splashed in headlines across all the newspapers., the eight o'clock headl…

verb

To have something as a headline or as the main story

Usage examples:

The story was headlined "killer dogs on the loose".

verb

To be the main performer at an entertainment event

Usage examples:

The band's headlining appearance at the festival could be their last.

adjective

A headline amount, number, or rate is the most important one or the one that people notice most

Usage examples:

Headline rate of interest the credit card company will cut its headline rate of interest to 19.9 pe…