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

Olivia Dean is calling out Live Nation, Ticketmaster and AEG over resale prices listed for her The Art of Loving Live Tour, claiming the ticketing services were listing tickets for resale at exorbitant markups to her disapproval. —Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 21 Nov. 2025

Luna told reporters last week that her discharge petition, a tool typically used by the minority party to force a vote on an issue that can reach 218 signatures, is already ready to be introduced if a markup is not filed soon. —Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 17 Nov. 2025

Verb

Some products are even marked up to 95% off. —Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 22 Nov. 2025

Amidst the general on-sale Friday, peeved fans posted screenshots showing tickets already on resale, marked up by hundreds of dollars within hours of the on-sale. —Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 21 Nov. 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