markup

1 of 2

noun

mark·​up ˈmärk-ˌəp 

1

: an amount added to the cost price to determine the selling price

broadly : profit

2

: a U.S. Congressional committee session at which a bill is put into final form before it is reported out

mark up

2 of 2

verb

marked up; marking up; marks up

transitive verb

: to put a markup on

Examples of markup in a Sentence

Noun

The retail markup on their products is 25 percent.

selling used cars at high markups

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

That imbalance has costly consequences, with Russia paying markups close to 90% on sanctioned Chinese goods. —Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2026

Thor Metals doesn’t publish pricing online, but founder Brandon Thor has said markups on popular coins and bars generally range from 1% to 3% over spot. —Sharon Wu, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026

Verb

The House last week put plans to mark up an institutional investors proposal on ice while the Senate advanced its version. —Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 5 Mar. 2026

Seats were marked up from the original $600 to $1,000. —Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1868, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing markup

• hypertext markup language
• markup language

Rhymes for markup

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• pickup

Kids Definition

markup

1 of 2 noun

mark·​up ˈmär-ˌkəp 

: an amount added to the cost price of an article to set the selling price

mark up

2 of 2 verb

(ˈ)mär-ˈkəp

: to put a higher price on