Definitions for upside

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upside up·side

Spelling: [uhp-sahyd]

IPA: /ˈʌpˌsaɪd/

Upside is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 110 anagrams from letters in upside (deipsu).

Definitions for upside

noun

1. the upper side or part.
2. that part of a chart or graph that shows a higher level, especially in price.
3. an upward trend, as in stock prices.
4. a positive result.
5. an encouraging or positive aspect.

Idioms

1. get upsides with, British. to get even with.

adjective

1. going higher, especially in price or worth:

preposition

1. on or against the side of:

Origin of upside

First recorded in 1605-15; up- + side¹

Examples for upside

When the jelly and the birds are cold, see that no gravy hangs to the birds, and then lay them upside down in the jelly.

The upside is that we might muster the political will to develop policies that match reality.

The result is that no one is willing to take risks or lead, because there is no upside to leadership.

The upside Down boys have a plot on foot to spoil the dinner.

When our picture of society privileges the most vulnerable, we start seeing every aspect of it upside down.

“I jumped over a few cars, almost turned it upside down in a pond and came out on top of all four tires,” she wrote in an email.

In the initial stages of building, the hull was upside down.

Whenever he emptied a bottle, he would turn it upside down and shake it.

As I have found out, recognition has its upside, its downside and—you may say—its backside.

I want something that would upset it all and turn it upside down.