downside

[ doun-sahyd ]
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noun
  1. the lower side or part.

  2. a downward trend, especially in stock prices.

  1. a discouraging or negative aspect.

adjective
  1. 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 of downside

1
First recorded in 1675–85; down1 + side1

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British Dictionary definitions for downside

downside

/ (ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd) /


noun
  1. the disadvantageous aspect of a situation: the downside of twentieth-century living

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