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bottom-fishing

bottom-fishing is the alternative form of bottom fishing.

Meaning of bottom fishing

Noun

bottom fishing (uncountable)

  1. Fishing with bait, lines, and other gear used to catch aquatic creatures which inhabit the lowest regions of a body of water, including a seabed or riverbed.
  2. (idiomatic) Buying, or seeking opportunities to buy, investment securities or other valuable properties at a time when markets are depressed and prices are low.
    • So should you put a few bucks into commodities while they're dirt cheap? . . . Because of their low correlations with stocks and bonds, you may want to consider bottom-fishing in futures now, either to speculate on an upswing or insulate the rest of your portfolio against any downturns.1998 June 7, Amy Dunkin, “Commodities Are Cheap. Time To Leap?”, in Businessweek, retrieved 26 May 2014

Questions about bottom-fishing

What is bottom-fishing the alternative form of?
Bottom-fishing is the alternative form of bottom fishing.

Words near bottom-fishing in the dictionary

  1. bottom-dwelling
  2. bottom-end
  3. bottom-feeder
  4. bottom-feeders
  5. bottom-feeding
  6. bottom-fishing
  7. bottom-hat transform
  8. bottom-hat transforms
  9. bottom-line
  10. bottom-lined
  11. bottom-lines

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