early mark

English

Pronunciation
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Noun

early mark (plural early marks)

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

Synonyms
  • (regional Australia) early minute
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