markdowns in a sentence

Examples

1. That would also help reduce the number of costly postholiday markdowns of duds.
2. "Many retailers had planned high markdowns, " he said.
3. Markdowns start at about 33 1 / 3 percent off the original price.
4. There were markdowns in New York, of course.
5. Some shoppers said they were disappointed with the markdowns.
6. Even with the steep markdowns, one saleswoman confided, business was slow.
7. Some stores were offering markdowns of as much as 75 percent on Thursday.
8. Sales of personal computers were high because of markdowns intended to move inventory.
9. But this year was different, according to analysts, citing widespread markdowns.
10. And some retailers got their sales with heavy markdowns that eroded their profits.