downsiden.adv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈdaʊnsʌɪd/, U.S.

/ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd/

Forms: see down adj. and side n.¹

Etymology: < down adj. + side n.¹, after upside n. Compare earlier downside up adv. and adj.

A. n.

1. The underside, the side facing or sloping down; the lower side.Frequently in expressions with up, after upside down adv. Cf. downside up adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surface > [noun] > lower or under surface

bottomeOE

downsidea1612

underside1680

bottom side1683

under-surface1733

belly1850

a1612 W. Fowler tr. Petrarch Triumphs in Wks. (1914) I. 33 All the world did wp and dounsyid change.

1644 S. Torshell Hypocrite Discovered ii. xv. 142 If ye turne your selves downward to be hid, he can and will turne the down-side upward, the inside outward.

1721 R. Bradley tr. G. A. Agricola Philos. Treat. Husbandry i. iii. 19 It surely happens that the Root turns up-side down, and the Stalk the down-side up.

1852 Aide-mémoire to Mil. Sci. III. 252 As the direction of the water flowing over is always normal to the line of the crown of the dam, it is likely to produce corrosions upon the banks on the down-side.

1864 Dundee Courier & Argus 23 Jan. Fill the beerpot to the brim, Downsides up at one pull drain.

1992 J. Skinner Company of Heaven 56 This is rain from another century, this clings to the downside of bare branches.

2. Business.

a. Originally U.S. A downward movement in the price of shares, etc. Chiefly in on the downside: falling in value.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > stocks, shares, or bonds > [phrase]

on the downside1905

society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > prices of stocks and shares > fall or tendency to fall

downdraught1852

decline1885

dip1892

depreciation1900

downside1905

retreat1916

downside potential1938

1905 Boston Post 17 May 8/2 The market is gravitating towards a stand-still, which even the bulls will agree is better than activity on the down side.

1930 Forbes 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.

1973 N.Y. Law Jrnl. 19 July 3/4 Number two on the downside..was Pamida, Inc., which toppled more than 81 per cent.

2015 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 22 July 4 We think the dividend yield should support the shares on the downside and see potential upside from M&A and growth being faster than expected.

b. The risk that the value of a particular asset or investment may fall in value. Cf. sense C. 1.

ΚΠ

1972 Times 22 Nov. 20/2 At a historically depressed 165p,..there must be precious little downside in T & C at this level.

1983 Times 15 July 18/2 There is little downside in the shares and good growth in profits still to come through.

2012 Post Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 19 Mar. (Moneywise section) 2/4 I would encourage you to buy Microsoft. There's very little downside from here and lots of upside in the shares.

3. Originally U.S. The negative or adverse aspect of something; a disadvantage or drawback.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [noun] > disadvantageous side of something

worsec1275

wrong side1719

short end1860

ass-endc1947

arse-end1958

downside1977

1977 Washington Post 9 Oct. a12/2 The downside..is that there would be consequences for the administration as well as Congress.

1981 N.Y. Times 25 Sept. c14/5 There wasn't really any upside to being in the festival, but..there was a downside.

1990 L. 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.

2015 J. Warren Nature of Crops vii. 131 The down side of companion planting is that it is labour intensive.

B. adv.

On or towards the lower side or surface; downwards, downhill. In early use also: down on one side.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in downward direction

adowneOE

netherwardsOE

shireOE

netherOE

netherwardOE

downOE

adownwardOE

downwardslOE

downwardc1225

downhilla1398

alowc1450

downwith1488

downside1664

dahn1849

1664 T. Allin Jrnl. 19 Dec. (1939) (modernized text) I. 192 Charged for his Vice Admiral and Rear Admiral and gave them all we could, our ship lying down-side so much that we could ope no more [gun-]ports.

1833 L. Ritchie Wanderings by Loire 56 The factionnaire seized the document, and looked at it upside and downside for some time.

1885 H. Pearson R. Browning 13 Pictures in which only the position of the picture-rings determines whether the thing shall be hung upside, downside, or endwise, are but so many insults to a befooled public.

1916 J. London Turtles of Tasman 239 What's Rocky up an' do? He goes downside of log, reaches over with his knife, an' begins slashin'.

1977 Sarasota (Florida) Herald-Tribune 21 Aug. 7 g/2 A grass hopper..tries to pass an oncoming insect by going downside at the same time.

1993 Winnipeg Free Press 3 Jan. c8/3 He was always in my corner, then he turned on me and things went downside on me.

C. adj.

1. Business (originally U.S.). Of share prices, etc.: of or relating to a (potential) fall in value, esp. in downside potential, downside risk, etc. Also: (of a share) falling in value.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [adjective] > prices on stock market

rigged1826

overnight1909

downside1938

mid-market1965

society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > prices of stocks and shares > fall or tendency to fall

downdraught1852

decline1885

dip1892

depreciation1900

downside1905

retreat1916

downside potential1938

1938 Dow Theory Barometer 17 Sept. 1 The downside joint penetration of (38) was less bearish than was the downside penetration of (36).

1941 G. 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’.

1968 Economist 25 May 47/4 The British market may well rise a fair amount more, but there is a lot of ‘downside potential’.

1972 Accountant 12 Oct. 449/1 Prior to the Act, the downside risk of participants in such schemes was limited.

2004 Austral. Financial Rev. (Nexis) 1 Dec. 32 Put options are used by traders to take a downside view of the market and when put activity increases, the popular and quite logical suggestion is that investors are turning more bearish or at least more cautious.

2. Negative, disadvantageous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [adjective]

unbeheveeOE

unprofitablec1350

thriftlessc1400

undisposingc1400

disprofitable1548

disadvantageous1550

incommodious1579

disadvantageable1587

unadvantageable1603

lossful1611

naught1620

disvantageous1622

disserviceable1645

incommodous1677

unserviceable1698

zero-sum1965

downside1983

1983 Accountancy Jan. 158 From our own visits to a number of these islands we can vouch for the plus points and point out a few of the inevitable downside factors as well.

1986 R. 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.

2003 J. Moffatt Complexity Theory & Network Centric Warfare 136 The positive effects of enhanced collaboration have to balance off against the downside effects of information overload and increasing network complexity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	downside
释义	downsiden.adv.adj. Brit. /ˈdaʊnsʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd/ Forms: see down adj. and side n.¹ Etymology: < down adj. + side n.¹, after upside n. Compare earlier downside up adv. and adj. A. n. 1. The underside, the side facing or sloping down; the lower side.Frequently in expressions with up, after upside down adv. Cf. downside up adv. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surface > [noun] > lower or under surface bottomeOE downsidea1612 underside1680 bottom side1683 under-surface1733 belly1850 a1612 W. Fowler tr. Petrarch Triumphs in Wks. (1914) I. 33 All the world did wp and dounsyid change. 1644 S. Torshell Hypocrite Discovered ii. xv. 142 If ye turne your selves downward to be hid, he can and will turne the down-side upward, the inside outward. 1721 R. Bradley tr. G. A. Agricola Philos. Treat. Husbandry i. iii. 19 It surely happens that the Root turns up-side down, and the Stalk the down-side up. 1852 Aide-mémoire to Mil. Sci. III. 252 As the direction of the water flowing over is always normal to the line of the crown of the dam, it is likely to produce corrosions upon the banks on the down-side. 1864 Dundee Courier & Argus 23 Jan. Fill the beerpot to the brim, Downsides up at one pull drain. 1992 J. Skinner Company of Heaven 56 This is rain from another century, this clings to the downside of bare branches. 2. Business. a. Originally U.S. A downward movement in the price of shares, etc. Chiefly in on the downside: falling in value. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > stocks, shares, or bonds > [phrase] on the downside1905 society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > prices of stocks and shares > fall or tendency to fall downdraught1852 decline1885 dip1892 depreciation1900 downside1905 retreat1916 downside potential1938 1905 Boston Post 17 May 8/2 The market is gravitating towards a stand-still, which even the bulls will agree is better than activity on the down side. 1930 Forbes 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. 1973 N.Y. Law Jrnl. 19 July 3/4 Number two on the downside..was Pamida, Inc., which toppled more than 81 per cent. 2015 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 22 July 4 We think the dividend yield should support the shares on the downside and see potential upside from M&A and growth being faster than expected. b. The risk that the value of a particular asset or investment may fall in value. Cf. sense C. 1. ΚΠ 1972 Times 22 Nov. 20/2 At a historically depressed 165p,..there must be precious little downside in T & C at this level. 1983 Times 15 July 18/2 There is little downside in the shares and good growth in profits still to come through. 2012 Post Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 19 Mar. (Moneywise section) 2/4 I would encourage you to buy Microsoft. There's very little downside from here and lots of upside in the shares. 3. Originally U.S. The negative or adverse aspect of something; a disadvantage or drawback. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [noun] > disadvantageous side of something worsec1275 wrong side1719 short end1860 ass-endc1947 arse-end1958 downside1977 1977 Washington Post 9 Oct. a12/2 The downside..is that there would be consequences for the administration as well as Congress. 1981 N.Y. Times 25 Sept. c14/5 There wasn't really any upside to being in the festival, but..there was a downside. 1990 L. 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. 2015 J. Warren Nature of Crops vii. 131 The down side of companion planting is that it is labour intensive. B. adv. On or towards the lower side or surface; downwards, downhill. In early use also: down on one side. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in downward direction adowneOE netherwardsOE shireOE netherOE netherOE netherwardOE downOE adownwardOE downwardslOE downwardc1225 downhilla1398 alowc1450 downwith1488 downside1664 dahn1849 1664 T. Allin Jrnl. 19 Dec. (1939) (modernized text) I. 192 Charged for his Vice Admiral and Rear Admiral and gave them all we could, our ship lying down-side so much that we could ope no more [gun-]ports. 1833 L. Ritchie Wanderings by Loire 56 The factionnaire seized the document, and looked at it upside and downside for some time. 1885 H. Pearson R. Browning 13 Pictures in which only the position of the picture-rings determines whether the thing shall be hung upside, downside, or endwise, are but so many insults to a befooled public. 1916 J. London Turtles of Tasman 239 What's Rocky up an' do? He goes downside of log, reaches over with his knife, an' begins slashin'. 1977 Sarasota (Florida) Herald-Tribune 21 Aug. 7 g/2 A grass hopper..tries to pass an oncoming insect by going downside at the same time. 1993 Winnipeg Free Press 3 Jan. c8/3 He was always in my corner, then he turned on me and things went downside on me. C. adj. 1. Business (originally U.S.). Of share prices, etc.: of or relating to a (potential) fall in value, esp. in downside potential, downside risk, etc. Also: (of a share) falling in value. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [adjective] > prices on stock market rigged1826 overnight1909 downside1938 mid-market1965 society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > prices of stocks and shares > fall or tendency to fall downdraught1852 decline1885 dip1892 depreciation1900 downside1905 retreat1916 downside potential1938 1938 Dow Theory Barometer 17 Sept. 1 The downside joint penetration of (38) was less bearish than was the downside penetration of (36). 1941 G. 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’. 1968 Economist 25 May 47/4 The British market may well rise a fair amount more, but there is a lot of ‘downside potential’. 1972 Accountant 12 Oct. 449/1 Prior to the Act, the downside risk of participants in such schemes was limited. 2004 Austral. Financial Rev. (Nexis) 1 Dec. 32 Put options are used by traders to take a downside view of the market and when put activity increases, the popular and quite logical suggestion is that investors are turning more bearish or at least more cautious. 2. Negative, disadvantageous. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [adjective] unbeheveeOE unprofitablec1350 thriftlessc1400 undisposingc1400 disprofitable1548 disadvantageous1550 incommodious1579 disadvantageable1587 unadvantageable1603 lossful1611 naught1620 disvantageous1622 disserviceable1645 incommodous1677 unserviceable1698 zero-sum1965 downside1983 1983 Accountancy Jan. 158 From our own visits to a number of these islands we can vouch for the plus points and point out a few of the inevitable downside factors as well. 1986 R. 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. 2003 J. Moffatt Complexity Theory & Network Centric Warfare 136 The positive effects of enhanced collaboration have to balance off against the downside effects of information overload and increasing network complexity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adv.adj.a1612
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