as in to reduce
to diminish the price or value of
marked down all seasonal goods immediately after the holidays
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Recent Examples of mark down
Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
Our editors have scoured the web for sales hosted by buzzy activewear brands that would be truly worth your time and have discovered that Athleta is marking down every.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 17 Dec. 2025
Melina Khan, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Snag the compact American Tourister Carry-on for less than $60, or score an impressive markdown on the Samsonite Freeform Luggage Set.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Oprah’s favorite finds won’t be marked down for long.
—Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
Our editors have scoured the web for sales hosted by buzzy activewear brands that would be truly worth your time and have discovered that Athleta is marking down every.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 17 Dec. 2025
Noun
Aldi's Thanksgiving meal bundle this year feeds ten people for just $40, a noticeable markdown from last year's deal.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Snag the compact American Tourister Carry-on for less than $60, or score an impressive markdown on the Samsonite Freeform Luggage Set.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mark down
Verb
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This comes at a time when there has been talk of reducing the number of PGA tournaments on the calendar.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The cross-border clearing platform could streamline operations, reducing risks in OTC trades that dominate the market.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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These critiques were made during a time of growing revulsion against slum clearance and heavy-handed urban-renewal attempts; the reentry of the creative classes to city centers was only beginning to gain notice.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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Back in 1997, in Huambo, Angola, just a few miles from one of the sources of the Okavango, my mother walked through a live minefield being cleared by the HALO Trust, a humanitarian land mine clearance charity.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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While Beijing has rolled out trade-in subsidies to spur sales of cars and appliances, the rebound in spending has been uneven.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Higher advertising sales and Peacock, which began carrying the NBA, helped deliver the gains.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Have every team member write down their primary responsibility and success metrics.—
Brendan Keegan,
Rolling Stone,
27 Jan. 2026
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In lieu of a conversation, consider writing down your feelings in a letter.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
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If Gordon Brothers, or some other third party, conducts a closeout sale at Saks, concessions don’t have to participate.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Rudy Gobert picked up a technical foul and his fifth flagrant foul of the season — which will result in a one-game suspension against the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday — for a reckless closeout on a 3 by Wembanyama.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Amica’s affordable premiums and generous bundling discount of up to 30% can help bring down the cost of coverage.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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For example, the S&P SmallCap 600 trades at a 31% discount to the S&P 500 — the deepest in about 25 years, noted FinancialContent – while small cap forward P/E ratios of 18x are lower than large cap valuations of 22x.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But in a zero-sum world, where more money spent on incarceration means less money available for California’s growing network of trauma recovery centers, that’s a bad bargain.—
Kathy Brown-Lowe,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Another reason is that sectors of the US economy continue to rest on an implicit bargain between the government, employers, and migrants.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The company strips out nonessential systems and designs each component around mass reduction.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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On Wednesday, city leaders said the strategy has driven the recent crime reduction.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Mark down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mark%20down. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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