# bottomed

/ˈbɑtəmd/ (US) · /bˈɒtəmd/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Verb

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/bottomed
Updated: 2026-05-19

## Definition

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.

For teachers: 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.

## Examples

- The stock market finally bottomed after months of falling.
- The company's profits bottomed in early 2020 before the new management team implemented their recovery plan.
- 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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