downside
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Synonyms & Antonyms for downside
Synonyms
debit, disadvantage, disbenefit, drawback, handicap, incommodity, liability, minus, negative, strike
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And jokes about the downside to being considered one of the guys. — Sydney Scott, Essence, "Comedian Chaunté Wayans Is More Than Her Last Name," 30 Aug. 2019 The good news is that both of those downsides are being addressed. — Amie Freeman, The Conversation, "Why do college textbooks cost so much? 7 questions answered," 23 Aug. 2019 But the RadWagon’s powerful battery and motor helped neutralize most of the downsides of riding a cargo bike. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, "RadWagon electric cargo bike review: the SUV of e-bikes," 8 Aug. 2019 But Paltrow didn't dwell too much on the downsides of growing older, or even on the existential questions the process sometimes poses. — Abby Gardner, Glamour, "Gwyneth Paltrow Just Opened Up About Aging as a Woman in Hollywood," 27 July 2019 Even if the alleged steam room benefits haven’t been proven, there’s not a ton of downsides. — SELF, "Does the Steam Room at the Gym Actually Do Anything?," 4 Jan. 2019 For Rocha, who invested $3 million into the project, the downsides to the inaugural season are few. — Steven Goode, courant.com, "Vision for Windsor softball complex becomes a reality," 22 July 2019 The one downside is that the transfer ratio is two Capital One miles to one to 1.5 airline miles. — Eric Rosen, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Best Credit Cards With Transferable Points," 26 June 2019 The main downside for genetic research generally has been a lack of clarity about which genetic discoveries are patentable. — Faye Flam, Twin Cities, "Faye Flam: Corporations shouldn’t be able to patent your DNA," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'downside.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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downside
nounFinancial Definition of downside
What It Is
Downside refers to an investment's potential loss in value.
How It Works
Let's pretend you purchase 100 shares of Company XYZ at $5 per share, for a total investment of $500. If the shares subsequently fall to $1 per share, your downside equals ($5-$1 = $4) per share, or $400.
The reverse is true for people who short stocks: For them, upside comes when the stock price falls.
Why It Matters
Downside is the fundamental motive for avoiding any investment. The size of the downside, of course, varies with the investment -- and with the risk associated with that investment. Higher-risk investments generally have more downside (but they have more upside, too); low-risk investments generally have less downside and are thus primarily concerned with preserving the value of the original investment.
Ultimately, expected upside and downside are based on estimates and educated guesses. No analyst or investor can predict the future, thus making upside and downside inherently unpredictable.
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