downside
downside
Definition
down·side (-sīd′)
noun
- the lower side or part
- a downward trend or financial loss, as on an investment
- any or all of the drawbacks or disadvantages
downside
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- see: Either way, recruiters will see an obvious downside to such additional services.
- have: However, interest rate hedging also has a downside.
- limit: So there you have it: fundamentals limit the downside, corporate action offers short term upside.
Adjective modifier
- slight: The only slight downside to the flights is that the journey is slightly longer.
- only: The only downside was the twenty minute queues at both bars.
- obvious: Data Security is probably the most obvious downside to ASP provision.
- potential: There is a potential downside to technology in education, however.
- big: The biggest downside to these phones are the lack of displays.
- real: The only real downside is a lack of good public transport.
Modifies a noun
- quot: Client the company downside quot he casualty coverage in.
- risk: The major downside risk I see in the global economy is the Fed has cut interest rates well below the natural rate of interest.
- protection: These assets should potentially provide some downside protection for investors.
- potential: Certainly the upside potential must now be considerably stronger than the downside potential.
Modifying Another Word
- only: Only downside sticky pads don't last me much longer than 8 sessions and they are expensive to replace.
Preposition: in
- term: But there is a downside in terms of battery power: little more than 60 minutes for intensive tasks.
Preposition: of
- approach: The downside of this approach is the steep learning curve.
- version: The downside of this particular variable version is just that: it varies and may therefore rise unexpectedly.
- course: The downside of course is its double the number of Memory Stick Pro Duo's to carry around.
- job: Downside of the job: People calling up and booking holidays and not taking me with them - are they just winding me up?
- globalization: But the downside of globalization includes these new global threats.
Browse dictionary entries near downside
- downshift
- downscale
- downriver
- downright
- downrange
- downpour
- downplay
- download
- downlink
- Downing Street
- downside risk
- downsize
- downsizing
- downslope
- downspout
- downstage
- downstairs
- downstate
- downstream
- downswing
