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

The airport has a policy of reasonable pricing in the retail shops and food concessions, restricting markups to no more than 15% higher than prices of the items sold outside of the airport. —Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 9 June 2026

Augusta does not publicly disclose product markups or a comprehensive fee schedule online. —Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 7 June 2026

Verb

The new Vermont legislation reflects a growing trend across the country as states look to curtail ticket resellers from significantly marking up tickets to concerts. —Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2026

But the league’s rotating schedule ensures the Broncos will face the Rams in Week 3, and now have to mark up a protection plan for the man who just shattered the league’s single-season sack record in 2025. —Luca Evans, Denver Post, 1 June 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