bottom end

British

noun

(in vertical engines) another name for big end

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“On the very bottom end of the segment, that’s where most of the the supply-chain constraints will probably be felt for us,” CFO Jason Child said on the earnings call.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

It means the total cost of the redress is likely to be at the bottom end of its estimate - about £8.2bn.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

The Amsterdam-based firm, the world's second-largest brewer after AB InBev, predicted its profits for the year would likely come towards the bottom end of its forecasts given the difficult conditions.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

It also raised the bottom end of its comparable-sales guidance to 2.2% from 2%, while maintaining the top end at 2.75%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

The big hospital was on the bottom end of New Pretty Town.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

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