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down side
down·side
/
ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd
/
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doun
-sahyd
]
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noun
1.
the lower
side
or part.
2.
a downward trend, especially in stock prices.
3.
a discouraging or negative aspect.
adjective
4.
of or involving a decline, especially in stock prices:
The downside risk on this stock is considered far greater than the potential for gain.
Origin:
1675–85;
down
1
+
side
1
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downside
(ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd)
—
n
the disadvantageous aspect of a situation:
the downside of twentieth-century living
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
downside
1680s, "underside," from
down
(adv.) +
side
. Meaning "drawback, negative aspect" is attested by 1995.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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