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

Friday morning lows will bottom out at around 60 degrees in Pittsburgh and mid-50s in places along I-80. — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Lucarelli moved back home for a fresh start this spring after bottoming out in Los Angeles, short on cash and stuck in a dead-end job. — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Three-quarters of voters under 30 support the tax, but support drops by age bracket and bottoms out among voters 65 and older, with 40% supporting the tax. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026

There are four anti-stranding poles, two up front and two in the back, that can be used to prevent the skimmer from bottoming out and becoming stuck on shallow steps. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for bottom out

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