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Definition mark in American English

mark noun

[countable] noun
/mɑrk/
1

an area of an unpleasant substance such as dirt or oil on the surface of something that is different in color from the rest

Example

There was a greasy mark on his shirt.

Example

The sauce has left a mark on the cloth.

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1.1

a damaged area on the surface of something

Example

There were burn marks on her hands.

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1.2

an area of color on something such as a person's or animal's skin that is different in color from the rest

Example

The male bird has a white mark on its breast.

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2

a particular level, stage, total, etc. that something reaches

Example

Chicago was the halfway mark on our trip across the country.

Example

Average earnings have not yet reached the $40,000 mark.

3

something that shows that a person or thing has a particular quality

Example

The mark of a good movie is that it leaves you talking about it.

Example

The race was postponed as a mark of respect.

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4

a printed or written symbol that is not a letter or a number

Example

The mark above the vowel changes its sound.

Example

Put a mark by the names of the most interesting candidates.

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4.1

the symbol X that someone who does not know how to write puts instead of their name on a document

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5

a grade that a teacher gives a student's work

Example

My worst mark was a D.

5.1

a score that a judge gives a performance in a competition

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6

the place that you try to hit

Example

His third shot found its mark.

Example

The bullet missed its mark, embedding itself in a tree.

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7

an official sign on something that shows who made it, who it belongs to, or that it is of a particular standard or quality

Example

We suggest you only buy toys that carry the mark of the Safety Council.

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8

the unit of money used in Germany before the euro

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Definition mark in American English