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bottom out

Fig. to reach the lowest or worst point of something. All my problems seem to be bottoming out. They can't get much worse. Interest rates bottomed out last February.

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bottom out

1. to reach a level that is as low as it will be Temperatures will bottom out in the teens tonight and reach the mid-20s by noon tomorrow.

2. also hit bottom to become as bad as it will be Has the economy bottomed out, and how fast will it recover?

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bottom out

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

v.

To descend to the lowest point possible, after which only an increase is possible: The company's sales of computers have bottomed out, but they should increase when a new model comes out.

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bottom out

in. to reach the lowest or worst point of something. All my problems seem to be bottoming out. They can’t get much worse.

See also: bottom, out