noun
double dip; double-dip recession; second bottom; double bottom
A financial term for a recession that recovers briefly and then falls again, or a chart pattern where a low is tested twice. Used in economic and market contexts.
景気が二番底に陥るのを防ぐため、政府は追加の経済対策を発表した。
To prevent the economy from falling into a double-dip recession, the government announced additional economic measures.
チャート上で二番底を確認してから買いに入る投資家も多い。
Many investors buy after confirming a double bottom on the chart.
二番煎じ means a rehash or warmed-over idea, while 二番底 is a financial term for a second trough.
Compound of 二番 (second) and 底 (bottom). The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely arose as a calque from English financial terms like 'double bottom' or 'second bottom'.