markup

noun mark·up \ ˈmärk-ˌəp \

|Updated on: 16 Aug 2018

Examples: markup in a Sentence

Definition of markup

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

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Examples of markup in a Sentence

The retail markup on their products is 25 percent.
selling used cars at high markups

Recent Examples of markup from the Web

So what gives with the seemingly industry-wide markups?

— jennifer van grove, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Price hikes for cord-cutters. What gives?," 7 July 2018
The dealers association misleadingly characterizes the interest-rate flexibility as allowing dealers to provide discounted rates to customers, rather than going in the other direction with markups.

— david lazarus, latimes.com, "Trump and GOP lawmakers are making it easier for auto dealers to racially discriminate," 24 Apr. 2018
Investors are now betting that the Takeover Panel will rule that Sky shareholders deserve a similar markup.

— stephen wilmot, WSJ, "Why a U.K. Regulator May Set the Price for Fox," 2 July 2018
Salespeople at the firm illegally profited from improper markups on residential mortgage backed securities that were in some cases twice as much as what customers should have paid, the SEC said.

— Fortune, "Merrill Lynch to Pay $15.7 Million for Duping Mortgage Bond Customers," 12 June 2018
Still, language over the parade in the bill sparked some debate during the House Armed Services Committee's markup of the legislation.

— ashley killough and zachary cohen, CNN, "Newly-passed House bill would OK the President's military parade," 24 May 2018
The Center for Responsible Lending analyzed loan level data in 2011 and found that black and Latino consumers were receiving higher numbers of interest rate markups on their car loans than white consumers.

— New York Times, "House Votes to Dismantle Bias Rule in Auto Lending," 8 May 2018
These markups meant that lenders could change the terms of their loans without following any guidelines or rules.

— USA TODAY, "House poised to nix anti-discrimination rule as part of broader push to unravel Obama regulations," 8 May 2018
Ally Financial, the former lending division of General Motors, and the lending arms of Toyota and Honda refunded more than $125 million to minority borrowers. Toyota and Honda also agreed to limit their dealers' markups.

— david lazarus, latimes.com, "Trump and GOP lawmakers are making it easier for auto dealers to racially discriminate," 24 Apr. 2018

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