Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A stratum of rock which forms a bottom, as for a well or a foundation: also used attributively, and colloquially, in a figurative sense: as, rock-bottom figures, or a rock-bottom price.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
rock bottom . - verb intransitive, figuratively to
fall to the lowest possiblelevel
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- adjective well below normal (especially in price)
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Examples
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Driving the demand, say financial advisers, is that despite rock-bottom mortgage rates around 4%, traditional lenders remain reluctant to provide mortgages to anyone with less than stellar credit.
Home Bargains Abound, But Willing Lenders Are Rare Breed AnnaMaria Andriotis 2011
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While such investments are relatively stable, the possibility of capital appreciation has fallen with interest rates at rock-bottom levels.
Hedge Fund State of Mind John Jannarone 2011
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"I think the market will adopt a seeing-is-believing approach, given that market trust in this administration is now at rock-bottom levels," said Timothy Ash , an emerging-markets analyst at Royal Bank of Scotland in London.
Hungary Signals New Openness to Talks on Bank Law Gordon Fairclough 2012
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On top of its deeply discounted shipping and rock-bottom prices, the company sells its new Kindle Fire tablet at just $199.
Turning Amazon Cash To Kindling John Jannarone 2012
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In contrast, prices are just 4% higher in U.S. dollar terms, and the U.S. is benefiting from falling net imports of crude along with rock-bottom domestic natural-gas prices.
Beware Strait Talking on Oil Liam Denning 2012
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Nevertheless, Argentina is immersed in a delicate economic transition in which the federal government is making a push to reduce the massive subsidies it expends to keep Argentine utility and public transportation rates at rock-bottom levels.
Argentine Leader Seen on Mend After Surgery Matt Moffett 2012
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The ECB monetary operations helped make it easy for weaker nations to borrow at rock-bottom rates.
Ties That Bound Europe Now Fraying Stephen Fidler 2011
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It allows Indian hospitals to entice American heart patients for top-notch surgery at rock-bottom prices.
Cities of the Sky Greg Lindsay 2011
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Disaffection with Mr. Papandreou's socialist government is rife, and his approval ratings are rock-bottom.
No Bounce for Greek Spirits Alkman Granitsas 2011
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When the Fed announced last week that it likely will keep rates at rock-bottom levels through 2014—almost three full years from now—some risk-averse investors began to abandon hopes that rates would rise soon.
Itchy Investors Ramp Up the Risk Ruth Simon 2012
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