markup

American  

[mahrk-uhp] / ˈmɑrkˌʌp /

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.

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verb (used with object)

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

Etymology

Origin of markup

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

Example Sentences

Pharmacies make money through fees for dispensing the drugs and markups on their cost, so they have an incentive to dispense more.

From The Wall Street Journal

They then charge insurers large markups when they administer the drugs to patients.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mise en place gives you that same sense of calm, without the box or the markup.

From Salon

What wasn’t clear to investors was how much of Armistice’s profit came from good stock picking and how much came from largely discretionary markups on illiquid investments.

From The Wall Street Journal

On Wednesday, Ticketmaster announced it would cap future resale rates for Dean's tour and was in the process of "refunding fans for any markup they already paid to resellers on Ticketmaster".

From BBC

Related Words

• addition