marks

M3A1R1K5S1
US/mɑɹks/UK/mɑːks/

proper noun

A surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Mark.

CommonScrabble 11

Meanings

marks1

noun
  1. pluralplural of mark
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of mark

Marks2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Mark
proper noun
  1. A surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Mark.
  2. UKabbreviationcolloquialellipsisEllipsis of Marks & Spencer, a British multinational retailer.

    Radice would never sanction an advert like Marks’s now-notorious ‘normal’ lady on the hill.

    2004 March 6, Sarah Ryle, “Prayer on a G-string at Marks”, in The Observer, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Sep 2014
    2 more examples

    But it was more expensive. At BHS [British Home Stores] I bought a cotton halter neck for £4, at Marks I bought a slightly trendier top for £22.

    2004 June 5, Anushka Asthana, “My brush with elasticated waistbands and some big pants”, in The Observer, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2026

    Where once M&S was seen as a purveyor of clothes that were at best inoffensive or else labelled – in a somewhat sexist manner – “frumpy”, now it is appealing to women who have one eye on Vogue and another on value. She [Catherine Shuttleworth] points anecdotally to “the number of people who have said to me ‘have you been to Marks? It’s absolutely brilliant’.”

    2023 November 11, Ellie Violet Bramley, “How M&S regained its place as UK’s top womenswear retailer”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Nov 2023

    Synonyms: M&S, Marks & Sparks

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounEllipsis of Marks & Spencer, a British multinational retailer.

Translations

Arabic مَارْكْس
  • مَارْكْس (mārks)surname
Bulgarian Маркс
  • Марксsurname
Chinese Mandarin 馬克思 /马克思
  • 馬克思 /马克思 (Mǎkèsī)surname
Hebrew מרקס
  • מרקס (marks)surname
Hindi मार्क्स
  • मार्क्स (mārks)surname
Japanese マルクス
  • マルクス (Marukusu)surname
Korean 마르크스
  • 마르크스 (Mareukeuseu)surname
Russian Маркс
  • Марксsurname
Thai มากซ์
  • มากซ์ (mâak)surname
Ukrainian Маркс
  • Марксsurname
Vietnamese Marx, Mác
  • Marxsurname
  • Mácsurname

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Cite this entry
APA

marks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marks

MLA

“marks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marks. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marks,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marks.

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