markdowns

noun

plural of markdown
1
as in clearances

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as in sales

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  1. clearances
  2. sales
  3. bargains
  4. discounts
  5. buys
  6. reductions
  7. deductions
Noun
  • An restart date for Goliath has not been set, pending safety reviews and clearances.
    — Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of clearances
Noun
  • Items listed from employee or family and friends sales are sometimes removed, but those sellers will not be banned from the platform.
    — Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The firm’s profits, Maeda explains, come mostly from sales of the Akalux drug.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of sales
Noun
  • The airline probably offers more bargains than any carrier serving South Florida.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Inflation has also pushed more middle- and higher-income shoppers into dollar stores in search of bargains, though low-income households have long been the backbone of the business.
    — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of bargains
Noun
  • Today’s Amazon Deals of the Day feature epic discounts on gear that'll feed your retail therapy, without the heavy price tag.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
  • For a city home assessed at $100,000, that comes to about $2,731 a year before any exemptions or discounts.
    — Elizabeth Jane Beckett-Camarata, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of discounts
Noun
  • As shoppers tighten their belts and prioritize essentials, brands can no longer count on high-ticket impulse buys or passive seasonal traffic growth.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of buys
Noun
  • Google’s research suggests that SpaceX’s fully reusable Starship rocket could require approximately 1,800 flights to achieve significant cost reductions.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • But this year, OVS slashed its funding, forcing service reductions and uncertainty while barring the program from using grant money to help survivors across county lines.
    — Connie Neal, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of reductions
Noun
  • Brazil's Supreme Court is investigating claims that Bolsonaro used a sports betting company to launder fraudulent deductions from government pensions paid to senior citizens.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Brazil’s Supreme Court is investigating Bolsonaro for allegedly using a sports betting company to launder fraudulent deductions from government pensions paid to senior citizens.
    — Daniel Kozin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
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