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Definition mark in British English

mark noun

[countable] noun
/mɑː(r)k/
1

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

Example

There was a greasy mark on his shirt.

Example

The sauce has left a mark on the cloth.

Synonyms and related words
mark spot smear
1.1

a damaged area on the surface of something

Example

There were burn marks on her hands.

Synonyms and related words
a blot on something blemish blight
1.2

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

Example

The male bird has a white mark on its breast.

Synonyms and related words
abrasion abscess athlete’s foot
2

a score in the form of a number, percentage, or letter that a teacher gives a student's work. The American word is grade

Example

My worst mark was a D.

Example

What were his marks for the last test?

Example

You can't afford to get another low mark in Spanish.

Example

She got top marks for history.

2.1

a score that a judge gives a performance in a competition

Synonyms and related words
a clean sheet aggregate all
3

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 £25,000 mark.

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.

Synonyms and related words
© arrow asterisk
4.1

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

Synonyms and related words
© arrow asterisk
5

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

Example

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

Example

The race was postponed as a mark of respect.

Synonyms and related words
evidence sign suggestion
6

the unit of money used in Germany before the euro

Synonyms and related words
bob crown Deutschmark
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 safety mark.

Synonyms and related words
bar code coupon courtesy card
8

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.

Synonyms and related words
a clean sheet aggregate all
Definition mark in British English

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