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, noun

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