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Downside
//ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd// name, noun
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Proper Noun
- 1 A number of places in England:; A southern suburb of Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0320).
- 2 A number of places in England:; A suburb of Eastbourne, East Sussex (OS grid ref TV5999).
- 3 A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Chilcompton parish, Somerset, previously in Mendip district, near Downside Abbey and Downside School (OS grid ref ST6450).
- 4 A number of places in England:; A small village in Shepton Mallet parish, Somerset, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST6244).
- 5 A number of places in England:; A small village in Backwell parish and Wrington parish, North Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST4966).
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- 6 A number of places in England:; A small village in Elmbridge borough, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ1158).
- 7 A rural community of the City of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
Noun
- 1 A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous.
"The downside of obtaining a higher rank is that far more work is expected."
- 2 a negative aspect of something that is generally positive wordnet
- 3 A downward tendency, especially in the price of shares etc.
"The strategy is used both to increase the return on the underlying stock and to provide a limited amount of downside protection."
- 4 The side of something that is at the bottom, or that is intended to face downward.
"An apparatus for heat-treating a flowing fluid, comprising a fluid source; a heat exchange unit provided with a regenerative section, the latter having an upside through which such fluid is caused to flow and a downside through which such fluid is caused to flow subsequent to being heated, said upside and downside being separated from one another by a heat-conductive wall, […]"
Etymology
Etymology 1
Compound of down + side.
Etymology 2
From down (a hill) + side.
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