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Business English Vocabulary Challenge: phrasal verbs 'mark down', 'mark up', and 'mark off'

Updated: 2 days ago

Welcome to the Business English Vocabulary Challenge! Today, we will focus on 3 common Business English phrasal verbs.


Today's Challenge:


Choose the correct option and listen to the sentence.




Did you answer correctly?


MARK DOWN

phrasal verb

to reduce the price of something


The store marked down all winter coats.


They always mark down items at the end of the season.



MARK UP

phrasal verb

to increase the price of something


The store marked up the prices before the holidays.


Gas prices were marked up last week.



MARK OFF

phrasal verb

1) to separate or show the limits of an area or section using lines, barriers, or marks; 2) to indicate that something is completed (by putting a checkmark, crossing it out, or drawing a line through it)


The police marked off the accident area.


He marked off each task on his to-do list.



So, the correct answer is a.down.



 

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