markdowns
markdowns — noun
- markdownssingular
- markdownsesplural
1. an amount by which the regular selling price of something is lowered, especially
an amount by which the regular selling price of something is lowered, especially by a store during a sale or at the end of a season.
Shoppers arrived early on Black Friday for the biggest markdowns of the year.
adjective + markdowns: biggest / deepest / steepest
Naoko saved over two hundred dollars thanks to the deep markdowns on winter coats.
markdowns on + [product category]
The store announced additional markdowns of fifty percent on all clearance items.
Tomás waited until the second round of markdowns before buying the sofa.
End-of-season markdowns help shops clear out old inventory before new stock arrives.
- discount
broader term; discount can be offered for many reasons (loyalty, coupon, negotiation), while a markdown is specifically a store's price-lowering action
- reduction
more general in meaning; less tied to retail setting
- sale price
focuses on the resulting lower price rather than the price-lowering action itself
- markup
the amount by which a store raises the price above its cost
文法句型
markdowns + on + [product]
[adjective] + markdowns
用法筆記
Almost always used in the plural form (markdowns) in retail contexts. The singular (a markdown) is possible but less common.
常見錯誤
markdowns — verb
- markdownspresent simple I / you / we / they
- markdownses3rd person singular
- markdownsing-ing form
- markdownsedpast simple
1. to reduce the regular price of something for sale, usually to help sell it quick
to reduce the regular price of something for sale, usually to help sell it quickly or to clear out old stock.
The manager marked down the summer dresses by half after Labor Day.
mark down + [product] + by [amount]
Greta marked the price of the sofa down from nine hundred to four hundred dollars.
marked + [object] + down + from X to Y
All electronics were marked down for the end-of-month clearance sale.
The shop assistant marked the last two sets of sheets down to just fifteen dollars.
Some stores mark down winter boots in January to make room for spring stock.
- mark up
to increase a price above cost
文法句型
mark + [product] + down
mark down + [product]
be marked down + [amount/by amount]
用法筆記
The object can go between 'mark' and 'down' (marked the price down) or after 'down' (marked down the price). The first pattern is preferred when the object is short.
常見錯誤
❌ 'I marked down the shirt in my notebook.' — This means 'wrote down', not 'reduced price'. Use 'mark down' for price reduction only in retail contexts.