bottom out

British  

verb

1. (intr, adverb) to reach the lowest point and level out

   the recession shows no sign of bottoming out

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bottom out Idioms  

1. Reach the lowest level, as in The recession appears to have bottomed out. This verbal use of bottom originated in the late 1800s and, with the addition of out in the mid-1900s, tends to be used mostly in the context of trade and finance.

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bottom out

Companies are buying their buildings instead of renting them as office values bottom out around Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

While Citi’s commodity team is cautious on gold in the near term, it expects gold prices to bottom out when the Strait of Hormuz situation eventually de-escalates, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

Zener now believes that rate likely won’t bottom out until it gets close to past recessions’ median rate of 783,000.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026

Revenue is likely to bottom out over the current quarter, the analyst added, noting that there is “potential for replenishment” over the second quarter “as new product cycles ramp and interest rate visibility improves.”

From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026

I cut the bottom out of one and the remaining canvas was the right size and shape.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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