markup
Americannoun
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Commerce.
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the amount added by a seller to the cost of a commodity to cover expenses and profit in fixing the selling price.
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the difference between the cost price and the selling price, computed as a percentage of either the selling price or the cost price.
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an increase in price, as of a commodity.
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the amount by which a price is increased.
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the putting of a legislative bill into final form.
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detailed instructions, usually written on a manuscript to be typeset, concerning style of type, makeup of pages, and the like.
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Digital Technology. detailed instructions indicating the format, style, or structure for an electronic document or web page.
verb (used with object)
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of markup
First recorded in 1915–20; noun use of verb phrase mark up
Vocabulary lists containing markup
Ratios and Proportional Relationships
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In May, the California State Senate passed a bill that would prohibit the excessive markup of products sold at private detention centers, limiting prices to 35% above the vendor cost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
While this enforcement action is helpful, the SEC should issue a broader warning against the immediate markup of purchased loans to their NAV when they are acquired at a significant discount.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026
Huang has tried to focus customers not on the price tag—customers essentially pay a 300% markup for Nvidia equipment—but on the cost per token, which the CEO says is the lowest on Nvidia hardware.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
Their goods sell for four to five times their manufacturing cost, compared with a 10 times markup or higher for Western luxury brands, Bernstein notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 1, 2026
The vendors were charging him a crazy markup.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
In their grievance letter, the detainees called the markups an unacceptable business practice with no apparent limit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
The company’s gross profit margin expanded 1.2 percentage points in the first quarter, driven by by higher markups, lower freight costs, and lower “shrink”—the industry’s word for theft.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
Measure TC would require online travel companies to pay taxes on their markups to L.A. customers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Accounting rules allow instant markups that mislead investors — changes are needed.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026
As we stared at the markups on the wall, admiring the work of some of our contemporaries, Shea reached over his shoulder, pulled the backpack in front of him, and slowly unzipped it.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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