as in reducing
to diminish the price or value of
marked down all seasonal goods immediately after the holidays
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Recent Examples of marking down
Sony has a tradition of marking down its PlayStation 5 hardware a couple of times a year, and one of those opportunities to save is here through June 10th.
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Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 27 May 2026
By marking down the collateral for that leverage, JPMorgan is reducing the ability of private credit firms to borrow against their loans, and in some cases could even force firms to post more collateral.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
The store is continually marking down wedding dresses and other items, with discounts currently reaching as high as 50% off.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 27 May 2026
By marking down the collateral for that leverage, JPMorgan is reducing the ability of private credit firms to borrow against their loans, and in some cases could even force firms to post more collateral.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
The store is continually marking down wedding dresses and other items, with discounts currently reaching as high as 50% off.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marking down
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The price tag comes from the California State Auditor’s report that was issued last fall, which found that maintaining similar telework policies could potentially save $225 million annually by reducing the government’s office space footprint.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2026
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An April 2026 analysis identified 446 hospitals across 44 states at high risk of closing or reducing services because of Medicaid funding cuts.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Why would a woman counting down the hours until her suicide still be writing down joke ideas?—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 May 2026
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These authors decided that their lives were worth writing down—and, in the process, gave us a window into American history as seen through the eyes of young women.—
Greta Rybus,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
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No one was writing off Raman anymore.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Forsaking clay, if only in terms of expectations, means writing off a little more than 20 percent of the season, a quarter of the Grand Slams and, for now, a third of the most important ATP tournaments, the Masters 1000s.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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“Marking down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marking%20down. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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