bottom out
phrasal 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
If the Rangers bottom out in 2025-26, the pick going to Pittsburgh could end up being pretty high.
—
Peter Baugh, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Think back to March 2009 or March 2020, when the S&P 500 bottomed out at the respective bear market lows.
—Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
But traffic has bottomed out even for sites that have followed Google’s advice, creators say.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
Tesla reported better-than-expected results soon after, albeit more of a bottoming out than a rebound.
—Liam Denning, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bottom out
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Peter Baugh, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Think back to March 2009 or March 2020, when the S&P 500 bottomed out at the respective bear market lows.
—Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
But traffic has bottomed out even for sites that have followed Google’s advice, creators say.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
Tesla reported better-than-expected results soon after, albeit more of a bottoming out than a rebound.
—Liam Denning, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bottom out
Cite this Entry
“Bottom out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottom%20out. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share