verb
1. reach the low point
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Prices bottomed out and started to rise again after a while
• Ant: ↑top out
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Something ——s
2. hit the ground
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the car bottomed out where the driveway meets the road
• Hypernyms: ↑hit, ↑strike, ↑impinge on, ↑run into, ↑collide with
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s
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bottom out (US base out)
Of prices, etc, to reach and settle at the lowest level, esp just before a rise
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Main Entry: ↑bottom
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ˌbottom ˈout [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they bottom out he/she/it bottoms out present participle bottoming out past tense bottomed out past participle bottomed out] phrasal verb
if something such as an economy or price bottoms out, it reaches its lowest level before starting to improve again
Property prices are still falling, and show no signs of bottoming out.
Main entry: bottom
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bottom out [phrasal verb]
: 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.
The team bottomed out in last place.
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Main Entry: ↑bottom
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ˌbottom ˈout derived
(of prices, a bad situation, etc.) to stop getting worse
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The recession is finally beginning to show signs of bottoming out.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.