downsides

Noun

downside (plural downsides)

1. A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous.
   • The downside of obtaining a higher rank is that far more work is expected.

   Synonyms:

   flipside

2. 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.1987, Information Circular
3. 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...1960, Lloyd T. Gustafson, Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office, page 165

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