Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mark down

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.99 in modern English

Syllables: mark -down
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reduce the price of.

Transitive verb

verb

To write a memorandum about.

Transitive verb

verb

To subtract marks or points from, for an error.

Transitive verb

verb

Transitive verb

verb

To draw a conclusion about something; to consider something to be a certain way. (Typically used with as.)

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The writing is good, but I had to mark you down for failing to cite references."
"They could not take what he'd become / and mark him down as free, / and so they trapped him with his dream / and nailed him to a tree."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

marks down (present, singular) marking down (participle, present) marked down (participle, past) marked down (past)

Questions

What does mark down mean?: To reduce the price of.

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