bottom out

verb

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

   the recession shows no sign of bottoming out

Idioms and Phrases

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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