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markdown

[ mahrk-doun ]
/ ˈmɑrkˌdaʊn /
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noun

a reduction in price, usually to encourage buying.
the amount by which a price is reduced.

RELATED WORDS

devaluation, fall, reduction, slump, deflation, write-down

Nearby words

  1. mark-down,
  2. mark-to-market,
  3. mark-up,
  4. marka,
  5. markan,
  6. marked,
  7. marked man, a,
  8. markedly,
  9. marker,
  10. marker trait

Origin of markdown

Americanism; noun use of verb phrase mark down
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British Dictionary definitions for markdown

markdown

/ (ˈmɑːkˌdaʊn) /

noun

a price reduction

verb mark down

(tr, adverb) to reduce in price
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