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two-sided

American  
[too-sahy-did] / ˈtuˈsaɪ dɪd /

adjective

  1. having two sides; bilateral.

  2. having two aspects or characters.


two-sided British  

adjective

  1. having two sides or aspects

  2. controversial; debatable

    a two-sided argument

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of two-sided

First recorded in 1860–65; two + side 1 + -ed 3

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“By connecting our two-sided marketplace with Uber, we’re bringing Uber rides directly into the Expedia app, and Expedia Group’s lodging inventory into the Uber app through our Rapid API technology.”

From Barron's Apr. 29, 2026

Indeed, the March FOMC-meeting minutes noted that “some participants judged that there was a strong case for a two-sided description of the committee’s future interest-rate decisions in the post-meeting statement.‘

From MarketWatch Apr. 27, 2026

The design for devices such as the MacBook Air saw keyboards fitted with a two-sided hinged keyboard switch, which somewhat resembled butterfly wings.

From BBC Apr. 4, 2026

When confronted with new two-sided threats in the past, Treasurys have sometimes moved decisively one way, only to completely reverse.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 4, 2026

As we came out of the hotel that morning they glittered in the early morning sun, and under the influence of those two-sided accessories, what happened next took on contrasting tones.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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