mark
noun
uk/mɑːk/ us [ C ]
a small area on a surface that is damaged, dirty, a different colour, etc.:
She returned the garment because it had a mark on the front.
[ C ]
a symbol or sign which is used for showing where or what something is:
For every customer who comes through the door, put a mark in this column.
[ S ]
a level that is important in some way:
the million dollar/10-billion/30-minute, etc. mark The Dow Jones Index broke through the 5,100 mark.
pass/top/exceed the ... mark Sales have already passed the million mark.
[ C ]
a number or score saying how good something is or how well someone has done:
We give them a mark out of ten for service, food quality, and value for money.
a mark of sth
something that shows or proves a particular quality, feeling, etc.:
With wine, an appellation is not necessarily a mark of quality.
On the day of his funeral, the factory closed early as a mark of respect.
leave your/its mark on sb/sth
to have an effect that changes someone or something, often in a bad way:
The hurricane continues to leave its mark on abandoned strip malls and empty houses.
make a/your mark (on sth)
to have an important effect on something:
He is beginning to make his mark on the shape and direction of the Wall Street firm.
I was very ambitious, and I wanted to make a mark.
off the mark
not correct:
His criticisms are way off the mark.
You may only be guessing, but you are not far off the mark.
not at the level that was expected:
It is difficult to pinpoint why sales are off the mark.
Why are his projections so far off the mark?
up to the mark
good enough:
Her latest batch of work just isn't up to the mark.
mark
verb [ T ]
uk/mɑːk/ usto write, print, or put information on something:
mark sth with sth Make sure everything is marked with the sale price.
be marked sth She divided the papers into piles marked "action" and "no action".
to be something or show that something exists:
That figure marks a 26% increase since the same time last year.
The deal marked a high point in her career.
Phrasal verbs
mark sth down
mark sth up