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

Most economists speculate that consumers will foot the bill for these cost increases in the form of new vehicle price markups. —Charles Singh, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

That said, at launch DDR5 is selling here in late 2021 at a significant markup versus even those 50% to 60% projections, with stock low everywhere and modules only spottily available. —Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 27 June 2025

Verb

The Senate will mark up three appropriations bills this week and the House, which is out this week, will prepare for debate on another package next week. —semafor.com, 7 July 2025

The panel is expected to mark up the tax portion of the bill Tuesday. —Emily Brooks, The Hill, 8 May 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