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Meaning of Upside | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent
ˈʌpˌsaɪd

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Examples

“The only upside of being over 35 is that you don't get raped as much.”
“They said we’d be free of all that tedious European red tape and would take back control of our borders, encouraging anyone agitated by immigration to believe that fewer people would come in. There would be no downside, only upsides.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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