What does downside mean?
Definitions for downside
ˈdaʊnˌsaɪddown·sid·e
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Princeton's WordNet
downsidenoun
a negative aspect of something that is generally positive
"there is a downside even to motherhood"
Wiktionary
downsidenoun
A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous.
The downside of obtaining a higher rank is that far more work is expected.
downsidenoun
A downward tendency, especially in the price of shares etc
Etymology: Compound of down + side.
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downside
A downside refers to the negative aspect, disadvantage, or potential negative outcome of a situation, action, process, or condition. It's often contrasted with the positive aspects or the upside of something.
Wikidata
Downside
Downside is a farming community in the central east part of the Riverina and situated about 15 kilometres north west from Wagga Wagga and 24 kilometres south east from Coolamon. Downside Post Office opened on 15 August 1878 and closed in 1905.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of downside in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of downside in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of downside in a Sentence
The risks look to be on the downside.
The momentum is to the downside for those biotech stocks.
Though Omicron is spreading faster than any COVID-19 variant yet, a relatively relieving (piece of) news is that most people infected with Omicron are showing mild symptoms, as least so far, that said, oil prices did suffer for the Omicron concerns, but the downside pressure may ease if the variant is proved to be more mild.
The risk is on the downside for the euro after these comments, it could break below $1.20 since there is a risk of a very low inflation reading out of the euro zone next week.
The downside is hospitals may market, ‘Well, we have a high C-section rate but we do it naturally.’ It’s not a normal birth, it’s significant surgery.
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