bottom of the line
Cheapest available option
Bottom of the line describes the lowest quality, cheapest, or least desirable option in a range—the opposite of top of the line.
A bottom-of-the-line laptop has minimal features and the weakest performance: We could only afford the bottom-of-the-line model.
The phrase sometimes appears as an adjective with hyphens.
- worstSuperlative of inferior
- dead lastFinishing behind all others
- last placeLowest rank achieved
- lowestLeast in position
- inferiorOf lower rank
subpar · second-rate · mediocre · substandard · bargain bin · dime store · dollar store · barebones · stripped-down · the pits · lowest common denominator · low-end · entry-level · bare minimum · factory second · cheapest · minimal · basic
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