rock bottom

rock bottom
rock-bottom ˌrock-ˈbottom adjective
rock-bottom price/​rate/​level etc COMMERCE a price etc that is as low as it can possibly be:

• He was forced to sell his goods at rock-bottom prices.

• Interest rates in Japan are already at rock-bottom levels.

— rock bottom noun [uncountable] :

• Thousands of shop staff face the sack as sales hit rock bottom.

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Ⅰ.
rock bottom UK US noun [U] INFORMAL
the lowest possible level: »

The market has hit rock bottom.

»

The shares have reached rock bottom.

Ⅱ.
rock bottom UK US (also rock-bottom) adjective [before noun]
used to describe something that has reached its lowest level: »

rock-bottom prices/interest rates

»

The Federal Reserve Board has begun lifting short-term interest rates from rock bottom levels.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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