Meanings
noungainside (plural not attested)
- no pluralThe side on which gain, increase, or prosperity is accrued; the upside.
The only party which was on the gainside was Sriranga Raya, for he got back Chandragiri and its dependencies which he had lost.
1969, B. Muddhachari, The Mysore-Maratha relations in the 17th century1 more example
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.
1987, Paul Vedder, Learning in a second language: a study in Curacaon primary schools
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gainside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gainside
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“gainside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gainside. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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