Idioms for bottom
Origin of bottom
before 1000; Middle English
botme, Old English
botm; akin to Old Norse
botn, Dutch
bodem, German
Boden, Latin
fundus, Greek
pythmḗn, Sanskrit
budhná
OTHER WORDS FROM bottom
un·bot·tom, verb (used with object) un·der·bot·tom, nounWords nearby bottom
British Dictionary definitions for bottom out (1 of 2)
bottom out
verb
(intr, adverb)
to reach the lowest point and level out
the recession shows no sign of bottoming out
British Dictionary definitions for bottom out (2 of 2)
bottom
/ (ˈbɒtəm) /
noun
adjective (prenominal)
verb
See also
bottom out
Word Origin for bottom
Old English
botm; related to Old Norse
botn, Old High German
bodam, Latin
fundus, Greek
puthmēn
Idioms and Phrases with bottom out (1 of 2)
bottom out
Reach the lowest level, as in The recession appears to have bottomed out. This verbal use of bottom originated in the late 1800s and, with the addition of out in the mid-1900s, tends to be used mostly in the context of trade and finance.
Idioms and Phrases with bottom out (2 of 2)
bottom