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

Don’t rely on a figure calculated five or ten years ago or even one based on retail markup alone. —Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025

The spike followed Trump's April 10 decision to raise tariffs on Chinese imports to 145 percent, spurring viral content on TikTok that encourages users to shop directly from Chinese manufacturers to avoid what some users describe as price markups by Western retailers. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025

Verb

The legislation is scheduled to be marked up on Wednesday, with Republicans hoping to pass the reconciliation bill by Memorial Day. —Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025

Please don’t reward scalpers by purchasing marked up Nintendo Switch 2 consoles on eBay or other sites. —Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025

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