bottom-up

adjective

bot·​tom-up ˈbä-təm-ˈəp 

: progressing upward from the lowest levels (as of a stratified organization or system)

bottom-up management

Examples of bottom-up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So what does this bottom-up adoption mean for the future of global finance? —Georgii Verbitskii, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025

This is a top-down formation process rather than the bottom-up of core accretion, but there is disagreement within the astronomical community over whether such low-mass stars can even experience a disk instability. —Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 June 2025

This bottom-up approach surfaced game-changing ideas, built buy-in and led to widespread implementation, saving us significant time and money while embedding adaptability into our culture. —Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2025

This approach has ultimately resulted in a closed-loop brand recognition system that seamlessly integrates top-down and bottom-up strategies. —Footwear News, 23 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bottom-up

• buttercup
• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup