: the lowest or most fundamental part or level
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Examples of rock-bottom in a Sentence
Adjective
rock-bottom prices on home electronics
Noun
After years of heavy drug use, she has finally reached rock bottom.
Their marriage has hit rock bottom.
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Christopher Howley, The Arizona Republic, 4 Aug. 2024
But prices started rising again last year as homeowners increasingly chose not to sell, unwilling to give up rock-bottom mortgage rates on loans taken out before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024
In the late 1990s and early years of this century, their reputation hit rock bottom.
—Edward Fishman, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2017
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Adjective
Travel website Hopper reveals rock-bottom airfares from Phoenix to favorite summer vacation cities with mountains, beaches and nightlife.
—Christopher Howley, The Arizona Republic, 4 Aug. 2024
But prices started rising again last year as homeowners increasingly chose not to sell, unwilling to give up rock-bottom mortgage rates on loans taken out before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
Noun
Also, many companies issued 5-year bonds when interest rates were at rock bottom in 2020 and 2021, Ludtka says.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024
In the late 1990s and early years of this century, their reputation hit rock bottom.
—Edward Fishman, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2017
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“Rock-bottom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock-bottom. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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