Gainside

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The side on which gain, increase, or prosperity is accrued; the upside. no-plural

    "The only party which was on the gainside was Sriranga Raya, for he got back Chandragiri and its dependencies which he had lost."

Example

More examples

"The only party which was on the gainside was Sriranga Raya, for he got back Chandragiri and its dependencies which he had lost."

Etymology

From gain + side.

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