Used in the context of general equities. (1) An order or market in a specific security within the inside market; 2) any announcement ( earnings) that adheres closely to Wall Street analysts' expectations. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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in-line UK US adjective STOCK MARKET, FINANCE
► used to describe profits, shares, etc. that are behaving as others of the same type or as specialists expect: »
to post/report/expect in-line profits
Financial and business terms. 2012.