See Also: downside(dictionary)
downside(dictionary)
Downside Protection(money)
Downside Risk(money)
Downside protection(finance)
Downside risk(finance)

institor (iou) and downside (iou)


institor (iou)



institor noun. M17.
[Latin, from instit- pa. ppl stem of insistere step on, follow, pursue, begin work on: see INSIST, -OR.]
Chiefly Roman & Scots Law (now Hist.). A factor, an agent; a broker, a retailer.
insti'torial adjective of or pertaining to an institor M19.
institorian adjective institorial M19.

downside (iou)



downside noun, adverb, & adjective. L17.
[from DOWN- + SIDE noun.]
A. noun.
The underside. Only in downside up. L17.
A risk of falling in value; a downward trend or movement; a negative aspect of something; a drawback. M20.
on the downside falling in value.
Times There is little downside in the shares. Daily Express The political downside..exceeds anything positive that could come out of it.
b. adverb. Upside down, downwards. M19.
C. adjective. (At risk of) falling in value; negative in aspect; constituting a drawback. M20.
National Observer (US) What is the upside potential contrasted with the downside risk?