bottom-up growth
noun phraseUK /ˌbɒtəm ʌp ɡrəʊθ/
US /ˌbɑːtəm ʌp ɡroʊθ/
Growth that starts from small, basic parts and builds up to something bigger.
The garden showed bottom-up growth as tiny seeds grew into tall flowers.
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2. In business, growth that comes from a company's own customers and workers rather than from buying other companies.
The startup achieved bottom-up growth by listening to its first loyal customers.
3. In science, a way of building something by adding tiny pieces one at a time.
The crystal formed through bottom-up growth, atom by atom.
4. A way of planning where small local ideas shape the big plan.
The town used bottom-up growth, letting neighbors decide what to build first.