Downside

/ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd/ · noun

Meaning

A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous..

Definitions by Sense

1. A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous.
2. A downward tendency, especially in the price of shares etc.
3. The side of something that is at the bottom, or that is intended to face downward.

Example Sentences

The downside of obtaining a higher rank is that far more work is expected.

Hazardous and nuclear waste came to represent the downside of industrial prosperity.

The downside of being snaggle-toothed is that you whistle through them and people can't understand what you're talking about.

The downside of using acid gas for enhanced oil recovery is that the incremental produced oil contains H₂S and has to be desulphurized.

The strategy is used both to increase the return on the underlying stock and to provide a limited amount of downside protection.

I could go all the way back to 1982 and I'm sure the effects of the expiration will be even more exacerbated on the downside of the spread.

In Table 3, the options are shown for the same client who will accept a one in ten chance of breaching the downside of -3% in any one year.

Alienation: A stage on the downside of the passage wherein the holdfast and the antihero take actions which bring about a disintegration of personality.

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