marked-downadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈmɑːktˌdaʊn/, U.S.

/ˈmɑrktˈˌdaʊn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: marked adj., down adv.

Etymology: < marked adj. + down adv., after to mark down s.v. to mark down 2 at mark v. Phrasal verbs.

A. adj.

Of an item for sale: reduced in price, cut-price. Of a sale, etc.: containing goods which have been reduced in price. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > low price or rate > [adjective] > reduced > offered at reduced price

cut-rate1881

cut-price1897

marked-down1902

reduced1905

1902 G. H. Lorimer Lett. Self-made Merchant x. 129 It was the record-breaking, marked-down sacrifice sale of the year on dogs.

1910 ‘Saki’ Reginald in Russia 43 They have turned instead to the muddy lanes and cheap villas and the marked-down ills of life.

1947 Life 17 Nov. 11/2 One of the chief reasons for this marked-down bonanza is, ironically, the fact that Peru is economically less self-sufficient than many countries.

1965 A. Christie At Bertram's Hotel xii. 113 She also availed herself of some marked down lines in furnishing fabrics.

1988 ‘Ultra Violet’ Famous for 15 Minutes vii. 61 My best evening dress..is a marked-down floor-length nightgown with spaghetti straps and a huge silk flower.

B. n.

An item of cut-price merchandise. Cf. markdown n. rare.

ΚΠ

1942 M. Schlauch Gift of Tongues (1943) vi. 135 ‘Marked-downs’ (overheard in a department store for ‘reduced dresses’).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	marked-down
释义	marked-downadj.n. Brit. /ˈmɑːktˌdaʊn/, U.S. /ˈmɑrktˈˌdaʊn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: marked adj., down adv. Etymology: < marked adj. + down adv., after to mark down s.v. to mark down 2 at mark v. Phrasal verbs. A. adj. Of an item for sale: reduced in price, cut-price. Of a sale, etc.: containing goods which have been reduced in price. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > low price or rate > [adjective] > reduced > offered at reduced price cut-rate1881 cut-price1897 marked-down1902 reduced1905 1902 G. H. Lorimer Lett. Self-made Merchant x. 129 It was the record-breaking, marked-down sacrifice sale of the year on dogs. 1910 ‘Saki’ Reginald in Russia 43 They have turned instead to the muddy lanes and cheap villas and the marked-down ills of life. 1947 Life 17 Nov. 11/2 One of the chief reasons for this marked-down bonanza is, ironically, the fact that Peru is economically less self-sufficient than many countries. 1965 A. Christie At Bertram's Hotel xii. 113 She also availed herself of some marked down lines in furnishing fabrics. 1988 ‘Ultra Violet’ Famous for 15 Minutes vii. 61 My best evening dress..is a marked-down floor-length nightgown with spaghetti straps and a huge silk flower. B. n. An item of cut-price merchandise. Cf. markdown n. rare. ΚΠ 1942 M. Schlauch Gift of Tongues (1943) vi. 135 ‘Marked-downs’ (overheard in a department store for ‘reduced dresses’). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1902
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