Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An English and Scottish unit of currency that was equal to 13 shillings and 4 pence.
- noun Any of several European units of weight that were equal to about 8 ounces (227 grams), used especially for weighing gold and silver.
- noun A deutsche mark.
- noun A markka.
- noun A visible trace or impression, such as a line or spot.
- noun A symbol, name, or other identifier, especially.
- noun A name, logo, or other indicator used to indicate ownership, origin, or level of quality.
- noun A notch made in an animal's ear or hide to indicate ownership.
- noun A sign, such as a cross, made in lieu of a signature.
- noun A written or printed symbol used for punctuation; a punctuation mark.
- noun A number, letter, or symbol used to indicate various grades of academic achievement.
- noun An appraisal; a rating.
- noun A knot or piece of material placed at various measured lengths on a sounding line to indicate the depth of the water.
- noun A Plimsoll mark.
- noun A distinctive trait or property.
- noun A recognized standard of quality.
- noun A lasting effect.
- noun A specific model, type, or iteration, as of a product or machine, especially when part of a series. Usually used with a number.
- noun Importance; prominence.
- noun Notice; attention.
- noun A target.
- noun Something that one wishes to achieve; a goal.
- noun An object or point that serves as a guide.
- noun Slang A person who is the intended victim of a swindler; a dupe.
- noun Sports The place from which racers begin and sometimes end their contest.
- noun A point reached or gained.
- noun A record.
- noun A strike or spare in bowling.
- noun A stationary ball in lawn bowling; a jack.
- noun A boundary between countries.
- noun A tract of land in medieval England and Germany held in common by a community.
- noun Computers A character or feature in a file, record, or data stream used to locate a specific point or condition.
- intransitive verb To make a visible trace or impression on, as with a spot, line, or dent.
- intransitive verb To form, make, or depict by making a mark.
- intransitive verb To supply with natural markings.
- intransitive verb To single out or indicate by or as if by a mark.
- intransitive verb To distinguish or characterize.
- intransitive verb To make conspicuous.
- intransitive verb To set off or separate by or as if by a line or boundary.
- intransitive verb To attach or affix identification, such as a price tag or maker's label, to.
- intransitive verb To evaluate (academic work) according to a scale of letters or numbers; grade.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English, from Old English marc; see merg- in Indo-European roots. Sense 3, translation of German Mark, from Middle High German marc, marke, stamped precious metal bar, half-pound of silver or gold. Sense 4, translation of Finnish markka.]
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English, from Old English mearc; see merg- in Indo-European roots.]
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
From Middle English mark, from Old English marc ("a denomination of weight (usu. half a pound), mark (money of account)"), from Proto-Germanic *markan (“mark, sign”), from Proto-Indo-European *marǵ- (“edge, boundary, border”). Cognate with Dutch mark ("mark"), German Mark ("a weight of silver, a coin"), Swedish mark ("a stamped coin"), Icelandic mörk ("a weight (usu. a pound) of silver or gold").
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
From Middle English mark, merk, merke, from Old English mearc ("mark, sign, line of division; standard; boundary, limit, term, border; defined area, district, province"), from Proto-Germanic *markō (“boundary; boundary marker”), from Proto-Indo-European *marǵ- (“edge, boundary, border”). Cognate with Dutch mark, merk ("mark, brand"), German Mark ("mark; borderland"), Swedish mark ("mark, land, territory"), Icelandic mark ("mark, sign"), Latin margo ("edge, margin"). Compare march.
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chained_bear commented on the word mark
"A unit of account, though not a coin, valued at 13s. 4d."August 21, 2008
yarb commented on the word mark
'The "marks" surged in - young fellows in straw hats with their coats over their arms, here and there a fat woman with beady eyes.'
- Nightmare Alley, William Lindsay Gresham
June 30, 2012
ruzuzu commented on the word mark
"A significant note, character, sign, token, or indication; a determinative attestation. In logic, to say that a thing has a certain mark is to say that something in particular is true of it. Thus, according to a certain school of metaphysicians, “incognizability is a mark of the Infinite.”"
--from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
May 22, 2018