upside

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Pronunciation

• enPR: ŭpʹsīd', IPA: /ˈʌpˌsaɪd/, X-SAMPA: /"Vp%saId/

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Noun

upside (plural upsides)

1. the highest or uppermost side or portion of something
2. a favourable aspect of something that also has an unfavourable aspect
3. an upward tendency, especially in a financial market etc

Alternative forms

• up-side

Antonyms

• downside

Translations

the highest or uppermost side or portion of something

• Finnish: yläpuoli (fi)
• German: Oberseite (de) f

• Turkish: üst taraf (tr)

a favourable aspect of something that also has an unfavourable aspect

• Czech: výhoda (cs), klad (cs)
• Finnish: hyvä puoli (fi)

• German: Vorteil (de) m
• Turkish: avantaj (tr)

an upward tendency, especially in a financial market etc

• Finnish: noususuuntaus

Derived terms

• upside down

Preposition

upside

1. (informal) On the top of.
   • 2002, Pamela Duncan, Moon Women

     Ruth Ann clenched her hand around the hairbrush and felt like smacking Ashley upside the head with it. She knew better than to talk that way.