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.
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What the data shows: Consumer sentiment has been rising haltingly since bottomed out in May.
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Jim Sergent, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
Citi believes Dover's potential for accelerating growth is underappreciated, highlighting its portfolio of high-margin niche businesses that are either bottoming out or experiencing a positive inflection in demand.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 July 2025
The study said visits bottomed out in 2021 and have since rebounded, but remain well below 2019 levels.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Her sedan, ill-equipped for the rugged terrain, bottomed out repeatedly, forcing Laird and Stirling to dig the car out with sticks and move rocks by hand.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
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Jim Sergent, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
Citi believes Dover's potential for accelerating growth is underappreciated, highlighting its portfolio of high-margin niche businesses that are either bottoming out or experiencing a positive inflection in demand.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 July 2025
The study said visits bottomed out in 2021 and have since rebounded, but remain well below 2019 levels.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Her sedan, ill-equipped for the rugged terrain, bottomed out repeatedly, forcing Laird and Stirling to dig the car out with sticks and move rocks by hand.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
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“Bottom out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottom%20out. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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