"early mark" meaning in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "ref": "2005, “Big night at the Dick Pratts”, in Sydney Morning Herald:",
          "text": "The former PBL boss let slip in court this week that he needed an early mark yesterday to attend \"a dinner\" with the PM.",
          "type": "quote"
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      "glosses": [
        "The permission to leave early (from class, school, workplace, etc.) before the scheduled end time; an early finish."
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          "permission",
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        [
          "leave",
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        ],
        [
          "early",
          "early"
        ],
        [
          "class",
          "class"
        ],
        [
          "school",
          "school"
        ],
        [
          "workplace",
          "workplace"
        ],
        [
          "scheduled",
          "scheduled"
        ],
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          "end",
          "end"
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        [
          "time",
          "time"
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          "finish",
          "finish"
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        "(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."
      ],
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        "in Australia"
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      "synonyms": [
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            "Australia",
            "regional"
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          "word": "early minute"
        }
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  "word": "early mark"
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      "tags": [
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "ref": "2005, “Big night at the Dick Pratts”, in Sydney Morning Herald:",
          "text": "The former PBL boss let slip in court this week that he needed an early mark yesterday to attend \"a dinner\" with the PM.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The permission to leave early (from class, school, workplace, etc.) before the scheduled end time; an early finish."
      ],
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          "New South Wales",
          "New South Wales"
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          "permission",
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        [
          "leave",
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          "early",
          "early"
        ],
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          "class",
          "class"
        ],
        [
          "school",
          "school"
        ],
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          "workplace",
          "workplace"
        ],
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          "scheduled",
          "scheduled"
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          "end",
          "end"
        ],
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          "time",
          "time"
        ],
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          "finish",
          "finish"
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        "(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."
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        "in Australia"
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        "regional"
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      "word": "early minute"
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