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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Example Sentences

ANZ Research views inflation in Singapore to have bottomed out and is starting to rise.

From The Wall Street Journal

Romances blossom and bottom out in spectacular fashion.

From Los Angeles Times

The trade data adds to other signs that the industrial sector could finally be rebounding, or at least bottoming out.

From The Wall Street Journal

It bottomed out to an all-time low of 50 in June 2022, when inflation spiraled shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal

The S&P 500’s yield will soon bottom out around 1.1%, and payments will fall below one-third of earnings, versus an average over the past century of more than one-half.

From Barron's

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