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downside

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down·side  (dounsd)
n.
1. The lower side or portion.
2. A disadvantageous aspect: an option with a downside as well as benefits.
3. A downward tendency, as in the price of a stock.

downside [ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd]
n
the disadvantageous aspect of a situation the downside of twentieth-century living
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.downside - a negative aspect of something that is generally positive; "there is a downside even to motherhood"
side - an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect); "he was on the heavy side"; "he is on the purchasing side of the business"; "it brought out his better side"

downside
noun drawback, disadvantage, snag, problem, trouble, minus (informal), flip side, other side of the coin (informal), bad or weak point There is a downside to this.
benefit, plus (informal), advantage, good or strong point
Translations
downside [ˈdaʊnsaɪd] N (fig) → pega f, desventaja f, lo malo (of de)
downside [ˈdaʊnsaɪd] n (= disadvantage) → inconvénient m
the downside of sth → l'inconvénient de qch
there is a downside to sth [+ success, positive feature] → il y a un inconvénient à qch


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But downside risk in cash cattle is limited to the mid-$80 range, even with some beef plants slowing operations amid poor margins.
Because we assume those who follow our recommendations are short futures, our intent would be to offset some of our upside risk at that time by giving up some of the downside protection.
In the article, scientists drew the conclusion that busy brain connections may have the downside of producing "amyloid beta, the waxy protein implicated in Alzheimer's disease.
 
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