mark down

Idioms  

1. 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]

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Example Sentences

Other large investments have also been also marked down significantly, the ratings company says.

From The Wall Street Journal

But, of course, I had no work assignment, having been marked down for transport.

From Literature

The biggest asset managers are halting fund withdrawals tied to private credit loan portfolios and marking down the value of the assets inside them.

From Barron's

Compounding the market’s risks, a string of private credit firms has paused redemptions and marked down loan values at certain funds, sparking fears of a systemic credit event.

From The Wall Street Journal

There have also been examples of a few individual private-credit loans getting marked down, undermining investor confidence in the valuations of the rest.

From The Wall Street Journal

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