() a reduction in the price of goods to encourage sales; an act of reducing prices 降价◆a 20% markdown on many items 许多商品降价 20%◆Department stores have taken big markdowns to clear stock. 百货商店大幅度降价清仓。⨁big / heavy / steep markdowns (on sth) 大幅／巨幅／急剧降价⨁to introduce / make / offer a markdown 采用／进行／提出降价
() an amount of money earned by a dealer when buying shares, bonds, etc. from a customer, equal to the difference between the amount the dealer pays for the shares, bonds, etc. and the price at which they can sell them 回扣
() a reduction in the price of shares on the stock exchange 股价下跌◆The markdown in the price is unlikely to be regained quickly. 价格降低後不可能很快回升。