Synonyms of marking down

marking down

verb

present participle of mark down

as in reducing

to diminish the price or value of

marked down all seasonal goods immediately after the holidays

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reducing
• writing down
• writing off
• lowering
• depressing
• sinking
• attenuating
• devaluing
• depreciating
• downgrading
• devaluating
• shrinking
• cheapening
• breaking
• debasing
• underestimating
• demonetizing
• undervaluing
• compressing
• underrating
• underpricing
• lessening
• contracting
• downsizing
• moderating
• dwindling
• abridging
• deflating
• de-escalating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• marking up
• enhancing
• upgrading
• blowing up
• appreciating
• bloating
• inflating
• increasing
• adding
• overestimating
• extending
• expanding
• swelling
• multiplying
• maximizing
• raising
• escalating
• augmenting
• enlarging
• compounding
• amplifying
• boosting
• heightening
• dilating
• overvaluing
• overrating
• overpricing
• ballooning
• upping
• aggrandizing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of marking down

The company is now running through the last of its stock and is marking down what’s left by 20 percent. — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 14 Oct. 2026

To mark 42 years of doling out deals, the rapidly-expanding big box store is marking down a whole bunch of items by the very appropriate amount of 42%. — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2026

Ahead of Labor Day Weekend, retailers are marking down designer bags across the board, giving shoppers a timely opportunity to score investment-worthy styles without the usual sticker shock. — Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026

Old Navy, Gap, REI and more are also marking down seasonal styles and family favorites. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

Addepar said the decline was mainly driven by private credit funds marking down the values of their assets. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Instead of marking down items at the end of a season, Nordy releases new items at deep discounts, then raises them to full price once the sale is over. — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 14 July 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