"early mark" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 early mark.ogg [Australia] Forms: early marks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: New-South-Wales, colloquial, in Australia Synonyms: early minute [Australia, regional]
    Sense id: en-early_mark-en-noun-kQKiIugi Categories (other): Australian English

Inflected forms

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