gainside
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Etymology edit
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gainside (plural not attested)
- 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.