Markdown

If you are selling, the firm can buy from you for less than it could resell the security for; that vigorish is called a markdown. ❋ Jason Zweig (2011)

Saks Inc., attempting to move beyond a so-called markdown-allowances scandal, confirmed it has settled two lawsuits that alleged the luxury retailer engaged in abusive practices against vendors. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Slidedown is a gem for writing presentations in a variant of markdown - in other words, in text, styled with CSS. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So my advice is, settle on a style that works for you doing online research at Zappos, 6pm, and shoes.com might help, then look for the best quality you can afford; don't be too proud to look in the "markdown" stores. ❋ PeaceBang (2006)

Article. objects.create (title = 'some article', slug = 'some-article', body = '* fancy*', body_markup_type = 'markdown') ❋ Unknown (2010)

"At the first of every month we begin a" markdown "process on selected items called Yellow tag clearance. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Surrounded by red and hornet-yellow markdown tags, I couldn't help but feel I wasn't witnessing the death of a bookstore, but the slow, succumbing death of the book itself. ❋ College Candy (2011)

Now Uptown Partners is seeking between $475 to $630 a square foot, or about a 15% markdown. ❋ Joseph De Avila (2011)

Even worse, since the markdown on the value of the bonds was voluntary, credit default swaps bondholders bought to insure against the risk of default offered no protection at all. ❋ Jeffrey Rubin (2011)

The price paid by Crescent Heights Inc. was $118 million, 130% above the markdown value, Mr. Sugarman said. ❋ A.D. Pruitt (2011)

While technically not a default, the 50% markdown of the value of Greek bonds is no different than a default for the country's short-changed creditors. ❋ Jeffrey Rubin (2011)

"I am confident that I have thought about this price markdown more intensively than anyone else in the world," President Satoru Iwata told analysts last month. ❋ Juro Osawa (2011)

The last time anyone paid this much attention to something named Kohl there was a 30 percent markdown on home appliances. ❋ Eliot Nelson (2011)

LONDON— Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC on Friday reported a large first-half net loss, driven by hefty charges for selling fraudulent payment-protection insurance and a markdown on Greek bonds, and said the tough economic environment could slow the bank's turnaround. ❋ Margot Patrick (2011)

The goal for the month was to get ready for fall, and a lot of summer merchandise was relegated to markdown racks as retailers brought in products for the school-buying season. ❋ Karen Talley (2011)

Prominent hedge-fund manager Philip Falcone 's Harbinger Capital Partners LLC lost 47% last year in its biggest fund on a hefty markdown on the value of its largest investment in wireless network LightSquared Inc., a spokesman for the fund said. ❋ David Benoit (2012)

So far in the second quarter, sales are down by a low teens percentage and the company expects "high levels of promotional and markdown activity." ❋ Karen Talley (2011)