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Upside vs Gainside - What's the difference?

upside | gainside |

As nouns the difference between upside and gainside

is that upside is the highest or uppermost side or portion of something while gainside is the side on which gain, increase, or prosperity is accrued; the upside.

As a preposition upside

is (informal) on the top of.

upside

English

(wikipedia upside)

Noun

(en noun)
  • the highest or uppermost side or portion of something
  • a favourable aspect of something that also has an unfavourable aspect
  • an upward tendency, especially in a financial market etc

    • Alternative forms

    * up-side

    Antonyms

    * downside

    Derived terms

    * upside down

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • (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.

    gainside

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The side on which gain, increase, or prosperity is accrued; the upside.
  • *1969 , B. Muddhachari, The Mysore-Maratha relations in the 17th century :
    • The only party which was on the gainside was Sriranga Raya, for he got back Chandragiri and its dependencies which he had lost.
  • *1987 , Paul Vedder, Learning in a second language: a study in Curacaon primary schools :
    • All of the years that they went to school they costed a lot of money, whereas the chance that they ever will contribute to the gainside is very low.