[] () 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.价格降低后不可能很快回升。OPPmarkup