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rock-bottom

rock-bottom

7 4.5
At the lowest possible price or level
  • adjective
  • /ˈrɑkˌbɑtəm/
translation icon : mínimo
  • He managed to get the car for a rock-bottom price after negotiating with the dealer.
  • rock-bottom prices
  • rock-bottom rates
  • rock-bottom wages

He bought up Scots Rail assets at rock bottom prices, too.

Examples

  • All the best entrepreneurs, they fight their way back from rock-bottom.

  • Then they snapped up the stock market at rock-bottom prices, which is why so many millionaires were created out of depression.

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  • And sometimes you have to hit rock bottom to realize what you had.

  • We are being killed by 'Rock Bottom Low Prices.'

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  • Both were top ten teams under Petrino, and both hit rock bottom the year after he left.

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  • The stores don't want to store this merchandise and often mark it down to rock bottom prices.

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  • Eventually, people with money and good credit are going to start taking advantage of the rock-bottom interest rates and rapidly dropping home prices.

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  • He bought up Scots Rail assets at rock bottom prices, too.

  • In today's economy, we have never experienced such motivated car sellers or rock-bottom interest rates on car loans.

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  • Crucial makes RAM and other storage units, and their SSDs boast fast speeds at rock-bottom prices.

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Synonyms

lowest
vsrock-bottom
5 1.0

At the bottom in rank or importance in a group

refers to an amount, price, or level at the absolute minimum

Antonyms

1.0

That costs a lot of money

52 1.0

Far above the ground

How Low

rock-bottom
7 4.5
low
1.0
moderate
415 3.3
high
13 1.0

Surface Forms

rock-bottom positive

Morphology

rock-bottom = rock + bottom (semi-transparent) = rock + bottom

The components 'rock' and 'bottom' are literal and indicate the lowest point, but the compound is used idiomatically as an intensifier meaning 'as low as possible', which may not be fully predictable for all learners.

Etymology

Rock-bottom comes from the image of a 'bottom' made of hard rock, like a ship that reaches the very lowest point and hits solid ground, so it cannot go lower. So, when a price or level is rock-bottom, it is as low as it can go.