markup

mark·up | \ ˈmärk-ˌəp

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Definition of markup

(Entry 1 of 2)

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

marked up; marking up; marks up

Definition of mark up (Entry 2 of 2)

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 In essence, the $150 markup over the Pixel 4A gets you 5G, a snappier Snapdragon 765G processor, possibly a bit more battery life, an ultrawide camera with some other imaging enhancements, plus a bigger screen. — Julian Chokkattu, Wired, "The Pixel 5 Is Banking on Its Price and Simplicity," 30 Sep. 2020 That’s a markup of roughly 1,774% over retail, according to the court filing. — Christopher Snowbeck, Star Tribune, "St. Paul man accused of selling N95 masks at unreasonably high prices agrees to pay $6,800," 14 Aug. 2020 Because there is no premium seating on Zoom — a major financial roadblock; that kind of markup is how Broadway producers make their money — the group is investigating other ways to increase revenue. — Washington Post, "A performer was put out of work by shutdown. He responded by going on Zoom and reading people’s minds.," 15 Dec. 2020 The company buys gas at a wholesale rate and passes that price on to customers without any markup. — Dave Lieber, Dallas News, "Why does Atmos Energy predict your gas bill will increase by 42% in the next five years?," 19 Nov. 2020 In theory, a patient would pay the wholesale price with a small markup for the wholesaler’s profit. — Robin Feldman, STAT, "Make list price the touchstone for drug pricing across the supply chain," 23 Nov. 2020 Berger, whose Tabaholism was second to none, would have recoiled at such a markup. — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, "Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what’s happening Wednesday with COVID-19 in the Chicago area," 28 Oct. 2020 Profit, then, is simply the markup multiplied by the number of products that can be sold. — Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, The Conversation, "China makes it incredibly hard for foreign businesses to operate – but they stay because the money is just too good," 19 Oct. 2020 Bling Capital led the round and was joined by investors including Accomplice and Alumni Ventures Group. – BlackBoiler, an Arlington, Va.-based contract markup technology provider, raised $3.2 million in funding. — Lucinda Shen, Fortune, "Car-sharing startup Getaround raises $140 million," 14 Oct. 2020

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10 Jan 2021

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“Markup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/markup. Accessed 27 Jan. 2021.

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