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
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What managers can — and can’t — do Innovation culture is driven from the bottom-up, so managers hoping to foment innovation often find themselves with their hands tied.
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Iese Business School, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
However, there’s no such formal, bottom-up structure in place for women’s baseball.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
Off-grid solar power lends itself to bottom-up bootstrapping in rural areas by communities, small farms, businesses, and residential customers.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Aug. 2025
This resulted in bottom-up freezing, which minimizes air bubbles in the ice.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
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Iese Business School, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
However, there’s no such formal, bottom-up structure in place for women’s baseball.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
Off-grid solar power lends itself to bottom-up bootstrapping in rural areas by communities, small farms, businesses, and residential customers.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Aug. 2025
This resulted in bottom-up freezing, which minimizes air bubbles in the ice.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bottom-up
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“Bottom-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottom-up. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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