mark down

Idioms  

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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Example Sentences

The company has marked down its Franchise Group investment, and has spent the last year or so paring debt through refinancing, selling off parts of its business and other steps, including closing offices.

From Los Angeles Times

Defences can be marked down for having cracks and leaks.

From BBC

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

On Black Friday, Bodge said shoppers should aim for 40% or higher to achieve maximum savings — but data suggest it will be difficult to find products marked down by that much.

From MarketWatch

Within a few months, Lippmann’s credit default swap position had to be marked down by $30 million.

From Literature

Related Words

• curtail
• cut
• cut down
• decrease
• depreciate
• devalue
• diminish
• downgrade
• knock off
• lessen
• pare
• scale down
• slash
• soften