mark down

Idioms and Phrases

Reduce the price of something, as in If they mark down these shoes, I'll buy two pairs . The mark here alludes to the label indicating a price. [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

Among this stress, Bellingham twice demonstrated exactly why he is marked down for greatness, even though he was never allowed to show himself at his best.

From BBC

Just be sure to mark down “Oppenheimer” on your own ballot, because it’s winning.

From New York Times

The Phillies kept a running dollar dog sold tally on the scoreboard for each game they were marked down.

From Seattle Times

That she comes out of games with bruises all over her midsection and four-inch scratch marks down her arms, but at 5’10” seems to be regularly penalized for playing while tall?

From Los Angeles Times

Every night, she watches the long-running game show — which is in its 40th season — marking down how many answers she gets right.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• curtail
• cut
• cut down
• diminish
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• knock off
• lessen
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• scale down
• shorten
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• trim
• weaken