marked-down

mark mark ² verb [transitive]

to put a sign on something:

• You must mark all hazardous goods with international danger symbols.

mark something → down phrasal verb [transitive]

1. COMMERCE to reduce the price of something that is being sold:

• The basic machine was marked down at Christmas from $799 to $399.

2. FINANCE if shares are marked down, their price or value falls:

• This week its shares were marked down sharply after its Christmas trading figures disappointed investors.

— marked-down adjective :

• marked-down merchandise

• marked-down shares

mark something ↔ up phrasal verb [transitive]

1. COMMERCE to increase the price of something so that you sell it for more than it cost to produce, or for more than you paid for it:

• Resellers and distributors then marked up the price of the parts when selling them to end-users.

2. FINANCE if shares are marked up, their price or value increases:

• The City believes the retailer is set for strong future growth and the shares were marked up 6p to 355p.

— see also markup

— marked-up adjective :

• marked-up prices