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Synonyms & Antonyms for markdown
Synonyms: Verb
attenuate, break, cheapen, depreciate, depress, devaluate, devalue, downgrade, lower, reduce, sink, write down, write off
Antonyms: Verb
appreciate, enhance, mark up, upgrade
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Examples of markdown in a Sentence
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marked down all seasonal goods immediately after the holidaysRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Some of our favorite brands are offering extended sales, end-of-summer deals and fall markdowns. — Dominique Hobdy, Essence, "9 End Of Summer Fashion Sales To Take Advantage Of," 3 Sep. 2019 Nordstrom cardholders get special early access to the over 450 beauty exclusives and markdowns as a part of the store's longest-running tradition, going all the way back to the '60s. — Allure, "Nordstrom’s Epic Anniversary Sale Starts Today — These Are All the Best Beauty Deals," 12 July 2019 Macy’s blamed the decline on heavy markdowns to move unsold inventory. — Los Angeles Times, "Newsletter: Macy’s, J.C.Penney accept that it’s Amazon’s world and they just live in it," 19 Aug. 2019 The department store chain's stock tanked as much as 18% on Wednesday, after cutting its 2019 adjusted profit on the heels of huge markdowns on products that flopped with customers. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, "Macy’s Stock Tanks As Old Problems Prove Intractable," 14 Aug. 2019 Even surrounded by the pandemonium of record-breaking markdowns, the highly anticipated debut of Haus Laboratories was also highly successful. — Marci Robin, Allure, "Lady Gaga’s New Haus Laboratories Lip Liners and Lip Glosses Are Already the Top-Selling Products in Their Amazon Categories," 17 July 2019 For the first time ever, Amazon is giving the Echo Show 5 a serious markdown. — Rachel Murphy, USA TODAY, "Prime Day 2019: The best Amazon Echo deals," 16 July 2019 Could Tesla undergo a realistic markdown in its share price and survive? — Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, "Tesla’s Unreal Stock Price Is the Peril of Elon," 10 Aug. 2018 Similarly, the newest model of the basic Kindle is being sold for $59.99, a markdown from $89.99. — Annabel Gutterman, Time, "Here Are the Best Amazon Prime Day Deals for Readers," 15 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'markdown.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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nounFinancial Definition of markdown
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If a broker wishes to increase his sales volume in a security or set of securities, he may choose to sell them at markdown prices. In other words, if a broker sells a security to a client at a lower price than the highest bid (selling) price in the securities market among brokers, the price is a markdown price.
To illustrate, suppose a broker sells shares of XYZ stock to his clients at $20 per share. He originally purchased the shares in the broker market at $40 per share. Therefore, the markdown on the shares he sells is -$20 ($20-$40).
Markdown should not be confused with markup, which is the positive spread between the lowest bid price in the brokers market and the higher price a broker charges to clients.