bottom
noun
uk/ˈbɒtəm/ us [ S or U ]
the lowest or worst level of something:
hit/reach bottom The Nasdaq fell 29.5% but investors recouped all of their losses 7 weeks after stocks hit bottom.
at the bottom There was a job for him in the company, as long as he was prepared to start at the bottom.
at the bottom of sth The time to buy is at the bottom of a recession.
[ S ]
the lowest part of something:
at the bottom (of sth) Click on "save page" at the bottom of the page.
the bottom drops/falls out of the market
ECONOMICS, STOCK MARKET
used when a product or share has reached its lowest price and people have stopped buying it:
The dot-com bubble burst and the bottom fell out of the tech market.
When the bottom dropped out of the stock market, he lost money.
bottom
adjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈbɒtəm/ uslowest in a range of levels:
the bottom end/level The flotation could produce a £132m profit at the top end of the range and £59m at the bottom end.
That still leaves us in the bottom half of spending levels in the EU.
lowest in position:
the bottom corner/edge/part The navigation buttons are in the bottom part of the window.