MARKDOWNS Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

markdowns

noun

plural of markdown

as in clearances

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Noun

Expanding farming, timber, and mining activities are driving the clearances in the basin, which is home to the world’s second-largest tropical rainforest, the Forest Declaration Assessment group said.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Rights ownership, missing materials and music clearances remain significant obstacles, with negotiations sometimes stretching over years.

— Lise Pedersen, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of clearances

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Vasilescu says Converse could meet the same fate, given its recent performance and the parent company’s need to focus on fixing other ailing parts of its business, like sales in China and its Jordan brand.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
That’s about a quarter of the school’s annual athletics budget, according to data in Sportico’s college finance database, and roughly two years’ worth of football ticket sales.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of sales

Noun

Seasonal buys often get woven into family rituals, whether that means choosing decorations together, preparing for a gathering or finding something special to use each year.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Our multiple buys, combined with the stock's outperformance over the past four weeks, have turned this into an outsized position in the portfolio.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of buys

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In an internal memo, Qualcomm Chief Executive Officer Cristiano Amon stated the reductions aim to foster a stronger performance culture and address ongoing shortfalls relative to operational expectations.

— , CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
In a clinical study of 194 patients, 80% of them reported significant reductions in knee pain that lasted for at least a full year after receiving the treatment.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of reductions

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Along with preventing that tax increase, the law added deductions for qualifying tips and overtime pay, as well as certain auto loan interest.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
According to its June 30, 2026 petition, the IRS disallowed several million dollars in business deductions.

— Carolyn Schenck, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of deductions

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