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downside Definition

down·side (-sīd′)

noun

  1. the lower side or part
  2. a downward trend or financial loss, as on an investment
  3. 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.