mark sth down

mark sth down
UK US mark sth down
Phrasal Verb with mark({{}}/mɑːk/ verb [T]
COMMERCE to reduce the price of something, usually in order to encourage people to buy it: mark sth down by sth »

Low consumer demand has forced us to mark down a wide range of goods.

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Everything in the store is marked down today.

FINANCE, ECONOMICS to make the value of something lower: »

Shares in the electricity companies were marked down following the announcement of the new energy tax.

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They have marked down their forecasts for growth.

See also MARKDOWN(Cf. ↑markdown)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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