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

As the team bottomed out, so too did attendance at home games. —Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025

Advertisement After bottoming out under previous coordinator Alex Grinch, USC allowed 10 fewer points per game under Lynn in 2024, leaping from 121st in the nation in points allowed last season (34.4 per game) to a respectable 56th (24.1). —Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025

The Browns bottomed out as one of the worst teams in the league and plummeted to a 3-14 finish. —Jason Lloyd, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025

The bass frequencies are created by an 8-inch long-throw woofer which bottoms out at 38Hz. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024

Rhymes for bottom out

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout