The meaning of Mark-down

idiom

Reduce the price of

phrasal verb

(of a retailer) reduce the indicated price of an item.

Usage examples:

Ties are marked down by at least 25 per cent

phrasal verb

(of a teacher or examiner) reduce the number of marks awarded to a person or their work.

Usage examples:

Teachers marked down work containing poor grammar

phrasal verb

Judge someone to be a particular type of person.

Usage examples:

They head into the year with a lot of people marking them down as one of the worst teams in the lea…

phrasal verb

To reduce the price of something

Usage examples:

In august they begin to mark down summer suits., she was marked down as having voted republican in …

phrasal verb

To reduce the price of something, usually in order to encourage people to buy it

Usage examples:

Mark sth down by sth low consumer demand has forced us to mark down a wide range of goods., everyth…