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downside|ˈdaʊnsaɪd|
The under side; in phr. downside up (after upside down). Also advb.: ? = downwards, or ? short for downside up.
1683Dryden & Lee Dk. of Guise v. i, A. Since last we parted at the barricadoes, The world's turned upside down. C. No,' faith, 'tis better now, 'tis downside up. 1833L. Ritchie Wand. by Loire 56 The factionnaire seized the document, and looked at it upside and downside for some time. 1885H. Pearson R. Browning 13 Whether the thing shall be hung upside, downside, or endwise.
Add:[A.] 2. Comm. A downward movement of share prices, etc.; esp. in phr. on the downside. Also = downside risk (see sense B. below). orig. U.S.
1930Forbes (N.Y.) 1 July 50/2 The market foreshadowed the decline which took place during the middle of the month when the base of May 5th was broken on the down side. 1938Dow Theory Barometer 30 Apr. 1 Another chance has been offered Dow theorists to buy stocks on a tentative basis, again to be abandoned if the critical lows are broken jointly on the downside. 1973N.Y. Law Jrnl. 19 July 3/4 Number two on the downside..was Pamida, Inc., which toppled more than 81 per cent. 1983Times 15 July 18/2 There is little downside in the shares and good growth in profits still to come through.
3. The negative or adverse aspect (of something); a disadvantage or drawback. orig. U.S.
1977Washington Post 9 Oct. a12/2 The downside..is that there would be consequences for the administration as well as Congress. 1981N.Y. Times 25 Sept. c14/5 There wasn't really any upside to being in the festival, but..there was a downside. 1986Sunday Tel. (Colour Suppl.) 28 Dec. 16/1 On the down-side (as people were beginning to say), Milstein was much less punctual than when Ronnie was there to glower. 1990L. H. Tribe Abortion viii. 195 One significant downside of the protection provided by Roe was the apathy it..engendered among those who just now are coming out of their political sleep.
B. adj. Of share prices, etc.: of or pertaining to a (potential) fall in value, esp. as downside potential, downside risk. Also transf. and fig. (esp. after sense *3 above, negative, disadvantageous). orig. U.S.
1938Dow Theory Barometer 17 Sept. 1 The downside joint penetration of (38) was less bearish than was the downside penetration of (36). 1941G. A. Drew New Methods for Profits in Stock Market iii. 49 The same thing is done for the losses, which shows the ‘average loss per downside share’. 1960J. E. Granville Strategy Daily Stock Market Timing v. 215 The so-called magic of upside breakouts and downside penetrations is quickly translated into terms of simple logic and human psychology. 1968Economist 25 May 47/4 The British market may well rise a fair amount more, but there is a lot of ‘downside potential’. 1972Accountant 12 Oct. 449/1 Prior to the Act, the downside risk of participants in such schemes was limited. 1986R. Ford Sportswriter ix. 216 One of the down-side factors to living alone is that you sometimes get overly absorbed with how exact segments of time are consumed. 1991Euromoney Jan. 68/2 Some investment managers speculate that gold has a much lower downside risk than paper assets. |