“Bottom out” means:
- To Reach the Lowest Point Before Stabilizing or Improving:
- To hit the lowest level in a situation, such as in business, economy, or personal circumstances, before beginning to improve or stabilize.
- Example: “The market seems to have bottomed out after the recent crash.”
Prepositions
- Before “bottom out”: Typically not used with prepositions directly before the phrase. It stands alone or is preceded by the subject or context being discussed.
- After “bottom out”: Often followed by phrases indicating a period or situation.
- Example: “The economy bottomed out last year.”
Collocations
- Bottom out (financially/economically/market-wise)
- Bottom out (in a situation/crisis)
Example Sentences
- “The housing market is expected to bottom out soon.”
- “After several months of decline, the stock prices finally bottomed out.”
- “The company’s sales have bottomed out and are starting to rise.”
- “Economists believe the recession has bottomed out.”
- “His career seemed to bottom out before he made a comeback.”
- “The unemployment rate has bottomed out at 10%.”
- “The economy bottomed out after the financial crisis.”
- “She felt her life had bottomed out during the tough times.”
- “The interest rates have bottomed out and will likely increase.”
- “The river’s water level bottomed out during the drought.”
- “His motivation bottomed out after repeated failures.”
- “The market bottomed out and is showing signs of recovery.”
- “Her confidence bottomed out after the criticism.”
- “The tech industry bottomed out before seeing rapid growth.”
- “The country’s GDP bottomed out and started to rise again.”
- “His health bottomed out before he started improving.”
- “The demand for oil has bottomed out after the oversupply.”
- “The car sales bottomed out in the recession.”
- “Her grades bottomed out last semester.”
- “The population decline has bottomed out in recent years.”
- “The project’s progress bottomed out due to lack of funding.”
- “The temperature bottomed out at -20 degrees.”
- “The company’s stock bottomed out at an all-time low.”
- “The team’s performance bottomed out mid-season.”
- “The budget cuts caused morale to bottom out.”
- “His energy levels bottomed out after working long hours.”
- “The pollution levels bottomed out after stricter regulations.”
- “The real estate market bottomed out last quarter.”
- “Her enthusiasm bottomed out when she faced setbacks.”
- “The currency value bottomed out during the crisis.”
- “The startup’s funding bottomed out before they found new investors.”
- “The climate change effects caused the glacier size to bottom out.”
- “The farm’s production bottomed out during the drought.”
- “The hotel bookings bottomed out during the pandemic.”
- “The birth rate has bottomed out in the country.”
- “The organization’s membership bottomed out last year.”
- “The theater’s attendance bottomed out before the new show.”
- “His patience bottomed out after dealing with delays.”
- “The sports team’s ranking bottomed out but improved later.”
- “The bank’s profits bottomed out during the financial crisis.”
- “Her mood bottomed out during the winter months.”
- “The number of tourists bottomed out due to travel restrictions.”
- “The interest in the product bottomed out after initial hype.”
- “The farm’s income bottomed out with the poor harvest.”
- “The river’s flow bottomed out during the dry season.”
- “The tech company’s innovation bottomed out before a new breakthrough.”
- “The enthusiasm for the project bottomed out after setbacks.”
- “The airline’s passenger numbers bottomed out during the pandemic.”
- “The company’s market share bottomed out last year.”
- “His optimism bottomed out after facing multiple rejections.”