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1bottom — /ˈbɒtəm / (say botuhm) noun 1. the lowest or deepest part of anything, as distinguished from the top: the bottom of a hill; the bottom of a page. 2. the place of least honour, dignity, or achievement: the bottom of the class; our team finished at …
2Bottom — Bot tom, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bottomed} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bottoming}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To found or build upon; to fix upon as a support; followed by on or upon. [1913 Webster] Action is supposed to be bottomed upon principle. Atterbury.… …
3Bottom of the harbour tax avoidance — was a form of tax avoidance used in Australia in the 1970s. Legislation (below) made it a criminal offence in 1980. The practice came to symbolise the worst of variously contrived tax strategies from those times. In its 1986/87 annual report, the …
4bottom — [bät′əm] n. [ME botme < OE botm, bodan, ground, soil < IE * bhudh men < base * bhudh > L fundus, ground, Gr pythmen, bottom, Ger boden] 1. the lowest part 2. a) the lowest or last place or position [the bottom of the class] b)… …
5Bottom — Bot tom (b[o^]t t[u^]m), n. [OE. botum, botme, AS. botm; akin to OS. bodom, D. bodem, OHG. podam, G. boden, Icel. botn, Sw. botten, Dan. bund (for budn), L. fundus (for fudnus), Gr. pyqmh n (for fyqmh n), Skr. budhna (for bhudhna), and Ir. bonn… …
6Bottom — Bot tom, v. i. 1. To rest, as upon an ultimate support; to be based or grounded; usually with on or upon. [1913 Webster] Find on what foundation any proposition bottoms. Locke. [1913 Webster] 2. To reach or impinge against the bottom, so as to… …
7bottom feeder — n. 1. BOTTOM FISH 2. Slang a person who preys upon or panders to the base qualities of others bottom feeding adj …
8Bottom of the pyramid — In economics, the bottom of the pyramid is the largest, but poorest socio economic group. In global terms, this is the four billion people who live on less than $2 per day, typically in developing countries. The phrase “bottom of the pyramid” is… …
9bottom — 1. noun /ˈbɒtəm,ˈbɑtəm/ a) The lowest part from the uppermost part, in either of these senses: lack bottom b) The part furthest in the direction toward which an unsupported object would fall. Where shall we go for a walk? How about Ashcombe… …
10Bottom trawling — The Celtic Explorer, a research vessel engaged in bottom trawling …
