mark 1 n
1: a character usu. in the form of a cross or X that is made as a substitute for a signature by a person who cannot or is unwilling to write
2: a character, device, label, brand, seal, or other sign put on an article or used in connection with a service esp. to show the maker or owner, to certify quality, or for identification:
a: trademark
b: service mark
mark 2 vt
1: to fix or trace out the bounds or limits of
a landowner mark ing his boundary
2: to affix a significant identifying mark (as a trademark) to
mark to the market
1: to adjust (cash deposited with a lender of securities) to the prevailing market price
2: to value (an option or futures contract) in accordance with the market value prevailing on the last business day of the year for tax purposes
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.