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bottomed

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈbɑtəmd// UK //bˈɒtəmd// bot·tomed

v. to reach the lowest point of something, like a price or a feeling. You use this when something stops going down and starts to go up again.

v. to reach the lowest point of a decline or a physical position. Often used in financial contexts to describe a market or asset price reaching a trough before recovery.


SIMPLE

The stock market finally bottomed after months of falling.

CONTEXTUAL

The company's profits bottomed in early 2020 before the new management team implemented their recovery plan.

COMPLEX

Economists noted that the housing market had bottomed, signaling a potential shift from a period of stagnation to a gradual upward trend.

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