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bottom

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noun//ˈbɒtəm//

(position) Lowest part: the lowest point or surface of something

He stopped at the bottom of the long stairs and looked back up at the top.

(English) He stopped at the bottom of the long stairs and looked back up at the top.

I dropped my keys in the deep water, and they quickly sank to the bottom.

(English) I dropped my keys in the deep water, and they quickly sank to the bottom.

verb//ˈbɒtəm//

(finance) To stop falling: to reach the lowest point before starting to increase again

Economic experts are wondering when the housing prices will finally bottom out this year.

(English) Economic experts are wondering when the housing prices will finally bottom out this year.

After months of decline, the company's stock price seems to have bottomed out at ten dollars.

(English) After months of decline, the company's stock price seems to have bottomed out at ten dollars.

Entry ID: en:en:bottom · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary