markdowns
markdowns — 名詞
- markdownssingular
- markdownsesplural
1. an amount by which the regular selling price of something is lowered, especially
降價；折扣
商品定價低於原價的幅度
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.
購物者在黑色星期五當天一早就到場，等待全年最大的折扣。
adjective + markdowns: biggest / deepest / steepest
Naoko saved over two hundred dollars thanks to the deep markdowns on winter coats.
Naoko 因為冬衣有大幅降價而省了兩百多美元。
markdowns on + [product category]
The store announced additional markdowns of fifty percent on all clearance items.
該店宣布所有清倉品項再降價百分之五十。
Tomás waited until the second round of markdowns before buying the sofa.
Tomás 等到第二輪降價後才買那張沙發。
End-of-season markdowns help shops clear out old inventory before new stock arrives.
季末降價有助於店家在進新貨前出清舊庫存。
- 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 — 動詞
- 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
降價出售
將商品價格調低以便促銷
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.
店長在勞動節後將夏季洋裝降價一半。
mark down + [product] + by [amount]
Greta marked the price of the sofa down from nine hundred to four hundred dollars.
Greta 把沙發的價格從九百美元降到四百美元。
marked + [object] + down + from X to Y
All electronics were marked down for the end-of-month clearance sale.
所有電子產品為了月底清倉特賣而降價出售。
The shop assistant marked the last two sets of sheets down to just fifteen dollars.
店員把最後兩套床單降價到僅十五美元。
Some stores mark down winter boots in January to make room for spring stock.
有些店家早在 1 月就將冬季雪靴降價，以便騰出空間擺放春季商品。
- 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.