What does "bottom out" mean?

To reach the lowest point before recovering Used for markets, prices, or situations that hit rock bottom.

How do you use "bottom out" in a sentence?

The market has finally bottomed out. Prices seem to be bottoming out. The recession bottomed out last quarter.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

Meaning: To reach the lowest point before recovering

触底、达到最低点

Tocar fondo antes de recuperarse

底を打つ、最低点に達する

바닥을 치다, 최저점에 달하다

Used for markets, prices, or situations that hit rock bottom.

用于市场、价格或情况在恢复之前触及最低点。常用于经济和市场分析。

Se usa para mercados, precios o situaciones que alcanzan su punto más bajo.

回復前に最低点に達することを表す。市場、価格、景気などが底を打つ際に使用される。

시장, 가격, 상황 등이 최저점에 도달한 뒤 회복되기 시작하는 것을 뜻한다.

Base verb: bottom

Particle: out

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

The market has finally bottomed out.
市场终于触底了
El mercado finalmente tocó fondo
市場はついに底を打った
시장이 마침내 바닥을 쳤다.
Prices seem to be bottoming out.
价格似乎正在触底
Los precios parecen estar tocando fondo
価格は底を打ちつつあるようだ
가격이 바닥을 치는 것 같다.
The recession bottomed out last quarter.
经济衰退在上个季度触底
La recesión tocó fondo el trimestre pasado
不況は前四半期に底を打った
경기 침체는 지난 분기에 바닥을 쳤다.

Context: economics, markets, recovery

Tone: hopeful

From reaching the bottom of a decline.

Era: Modern

Generation: Working age

Social background: Professional