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as in to mark down

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noun

as in surcharge

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Recent Examples of mark up
Verb
And the document itself is marked up with corrections and disclaimers that facts are incorrect or that context is missing to the point of being almost illegible. — Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 28 May 2026 That marks up as an 11 percent drop in participation in just 13 months. — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2026
Noun
Companies like Coca-Cola and Pepsi—who own Dasani and Aquafina, respectively—take tap water, treat it (which typically means removing some minerals deemed impurities), bottle it, and sell it at a markup. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026 The average cost of cheap seats in Ashe, the marquee venue at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, have seen an average markup of over 200 percent. — Ben Ryder Howe, Curbed, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mark up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mark up
  1. mark down
  2. surcharge
  3. discount
  4. overcharge
  5. bring
  6. gouging
  7. fetch
Verb
  • Amazon has marked down thousands of travel essentials, from cozy clothing and comfortable shoes to durable luggage, travel bags, and handy accessories that make getting from point A to point B a little easier.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2026
  • So Leeds United’s 6-3 collapse at Chelsea in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday can be marked down as one of the most bizarre outcomes in their recent history.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of mark down
Noun
  • Orange County’s hotel tax is a 6-cent-per-dollar surcharge on hotel room and short-term rental stays, a lucrative funding source essentially dedicated to paying for tourism marketing and to building venues that create more tourism.
    — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
  • In 2019, Amazon quietly changed its auction rules to include an undisclosed surcharge that would have to be paid by the online brands and sellers advertising on the platform.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of surcharge
Verb
  • Given that such groups have had practical and rhetorical support from the administration in power, the threat of more violence cannot be discounted.
    — Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
  • But when only one person books, the operator has to address the pricing problem – whether or how to discount; and a product problem – how to supply a social component.
    — Peter McGraw, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of discount
Noun
  • These have also undergone safety validation through abuse tests, which include nail penetration, overcharge, and external short-circuit testing.
    — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Eventually, the utility was required to refund its customers an overcharge.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Definition of overcharge
Verb
  • The Toronto International Film Festival is in full swing as Hollywood brings its awards-ready finest as well as populist fare to the Great White North.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Mercury opposes imaginative Neptune, bringing plenty of creative energy but less agreement about the details.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of bring
Noun
  • The two companies decided to change the way the figurines were auctioned to avoid the gouging narrative.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Other advantages include the fact that ownership of compute may reduce dependency on price fluctuations and gouging.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of gouging
Verb
  • The record amount of equity in the sale debunks the notion that NFL rules might put a lid on how much a franchise could fetch.
    — Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Renoir’s most valuable works have fetched dozens of millions of dollars at auctions in the past.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of fetch

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“Mark up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mark%20up. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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