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mark down

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  1. Reduce the price of something, as in If they mark down these shoes, I'll buy two pairs. The mark here alludes to the label indicating a price. [Mid-1800s]


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Read more: Memorial Day sales mark down fridges and dishwashers.

From MarketWatch May 22, 2026

Higher mortgage rates led NAR to mark down its sales forecast for the entire year.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 13, 2026

Those cars aren’t coming, and if they do arrive, investors should mark down the stocks of the companies trying to sell them.

From Barron's Dec. 5, 2025

“The point is not to be ‘correct’ but to mark down a boundary for public debate.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 2023

As he started to mark down the answer, however, Reynie hesitated.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

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