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early marks

early marks is the plural of early mark.

Meaning of early mark

Noun

early mark (plural early marks)

  1. (New-South-Wales, colloquial) The permission to leave early (from class, school, workplace, etc.) before the scheduled end time; an early finish.
    • The former PBL boss let slip in court this week that he needed an early mark yesterday to attend "a dinner" with the PM.2005, “Big night at the Dick Pratts”, in Sydney Morning Herald
    Synonyms:
    early minute

Questions about early marks

What is early marks the plural of?
Early marks is the plural of early mark.

Words near early marks in the dictionary

  1. early innings
  2. Early Latin
  3. early life check
  4. early life checks
  5. early mark
  6. early marks
  7. Early Middle Ages
  8. early modern
  9. Early Modern Czech
  10. Early Modern English
  11. Early Modern Irish

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