markdown

noun

Meaning

A reduction in price in order to stimulate sales.
Alternative letter-case form of Markdown, a lightweight markup language.
A reduction in price in order to stimulate sales.

Examples

Near-synonym: special
By using markdown, you can get other non-tech savvy contributors to easily write posts for your blog.

Word Forms

markdowns

Etymology

Deverbal from mark down. The computing sense is a pun on markup (language).

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