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gainside

gainside noun: the side on which gain, increase, or prosperity is accrued; the upside.

Noun

gainside (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) The side on which gain, increase, or prosperity is accrued; the upside.
    • The only party which was on the gainside was Sriranga Raya, for he got back Chandragiri and its dependencies which he had lost.1969, B. Muddhachari, The Mysore-Maratha relations in the 17th century
    • All of the years that they went to school they costed a lot of money, whereas the chance that they ever will contribute to the gainside is very low.1987, Paul Vedder, Learning in a second language: a study in Curacaon primary schools

Origin of gainside

From gain + side.

Questions about gainside

What does gainside mean?
Gainside means the side on which gain, increase, or prosperity is accrued; the upside.
What part of speech is gainside?
Gainside is a noun.

Words near gainside in the dictionary

  1. gainset
  2. gainsets
  3. gainsetting
  4. gainshare
  5. gainsharing
  6. gainside
  7. gainsome
  8. gainspeaker
  9. gainspeaking
  10. gainst
  11. gainstand

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