markdown
- noun
- /ˈmɑrkˌdaʊn/
- US
- After the holiday season, stores typically offer deep markdowns to clear out leftover inventory.
- markdown sale
- heavy markdowns
- markdowns and discounts
Examples
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Many shoppers wait for markdowns to buy their favorite items at discounted prices, especially during holiday sales.
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Markdowns of as much as 90% can be found.
Blog text (5) -
Most Americans take for granted that any markdown in price at all is a deal.
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This week it's mostly home items that saw markdowns, including several mirrors.
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Clothing saw markdowns across a few categories detailed below.
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I was in Walmart last night going through children's clothing markdown racks.
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Last season's markdowns.
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Sales for the year are $2,600 and permanent markdowns are $300, resulting in ending inventory at retail of $1,900.
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They brought together high-profile, luxury brands like Louis Vuitton and Hermès under the same roof online—and they did it with a 60 percent markdown.
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During the sale, there will be significant markdowns on winter clothing to attract more customers.
Synonyms
A time when shops offer goods at lower prices
A fall in the amount you pay for something
Making goods or services cheaper
A much lower price than usual on an item
Reducing the price of goods below the usual amount to attract customers
A price lower than the usual one
A lower price than normal
An event when shops sell goods at much lower prices for a short time to clear old stock
Antonyms
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Markdown for a price cut comes from the idea of mark (to write) and down (to make lower). A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a shop writing a lower price on a tag, so a markdown is a lower price or discount.