markup

[ mahrk-uhp ]

noun

1. Commerce.
   1. the amount added by a seller to the cost of a commodity to cover expenses and profit in fixing the selling price.
   2. the difference between the cost price and the selling price, computed as a percentage of either the selling price or the cost price.
   3. an increase in price, as of a commodity.
   4. the amount by which a price is increased.
2. the putting of a legislative bill into final form.
3. detailed instructions, usually written on a manuscript to be typeset, concerning style of type, makeup of pages, and the like.
4. Digital Technology. detailed instructions indicating the format, style, or structure for an electronic document or web page. markup language.

verb (used with object)

1. to mark up (a document or web page).

Word History and Origins

Origin of markup¹

First recorded in 1915–20; noun use of verb phrase mark up

Example Sentences

Google has laid down quality guidelines for using schema markup.

From Search Engine Watch

So if you are using product structured data, make sure you have the Offer type within that markup.

From Search Engine Land

Buttigieg has one week to submit his questions for the record, a Senate aide said, and then he is able to be placed in a markup for committee vote.

From Washington Blade

When you adopt schema markup on your website, you also become eligible for rich results.

From Search Engine Land

Those who purchase shares in the trust can sell them to the general public at a later date, often for a healthy markup.

From Fortune

Markup, Committee on Small Business, H.R.2751 —  “Commonsense Construction Contracting Act of 2013”

From The Daily Beast

A $3 pouch of Bugler ends up retailing inside for about $600—a 20,000% markup.

From The Daily Beast

The report also claims that the average markup on cosmetics is 78 percent.

From The Daily Beast

The markup is so absurd that it's barely worth borrowing picking up anything except special magical items.

From The Daily Beast

Planned Eldercare then billed Medicaid at a 1000% markup, for a total of more than $370,000.

From The Daily Beast

Now, it goes before—for a markup—it will be placed before the Senate for approval.

From Project Gutenberg

Various other corrections have been made, and in each case, the original form has been recorded in the html markup.

From Project Gutenberg

Punctuation, capitalization, accents and formatting markup have been made consistent.

From Project Gutenberg

Punctuation, diacritical and formatting markup have been normalized.

From Project Gutenberg

Capitalization, accents and formatting markup have been normalized.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• addition