bottom out

verb

bottomed out; bottoming out; bottoms out

: to reach a lowest or worst point usually before beginning to rise or improve

Real estate prices seem to have bottomed out, and sellers can expect to get higher prices in coming months.

Examples of bottom out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The dry air will allow for temperatures to bottom out in the mid-upper 50s this morning, with highs reaching the upper 70s to low 80s this afternoon—fairly seasonable for the end of July. — Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Taco Bell’s sales bottomed out the weekend of July 18-19 but have been steadily improving since then, Yum Brands Chief Financial Officer Ranjith Roy said Thursday in a conference call with investors. — Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 30 July 2026

The sales impact bottomed out on Saturday, July 18, shortly after US health officials identified the chain in their investigation. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Year 3 was not going to plan for the Wisconsin football coach, bottoming out with back-to-back home shutout losses last October. — Justin Williams, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Rhymes for bottom out

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout