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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
That marks up as an 11 percent drop in participation in just 13 months. — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2026 And in the commercial market, large 340B hospitals can mark up cancer drugs an average of close to five times. — Torie Bosch, STAT, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
Fragrance expert Aimee Majoros, author of Aimee Is Beauty, told Real Simple that packaging quietly drives a lot of the markup. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026 During last week’s markup of the defense budget, Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee pushed for additional transparency. — Nancy A. Youssef, The Atlantic, 17 June 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
  • For Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2025, almost everything on Abercrombie’s site was marked down by up to 50%.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 6 July 2026
  • Shop these picks and more below while they’re still marked down to Prime Day-worthy prices.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 July 2026
Definition of mark down
Noun
  • In light of these moves, the $200 surcharge feels like a relatively small ongoing cost to receive the biggest software update to the iPhone in years.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • The surcharge, imposed on non-primary residences valued by the city at more than $1 million, was first proposed in April, approved in May and officially took effect this week.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 3 July 2026
Definition of surcharge
Verb
  • While the threshold sparked debate, the decree offers financial incentives for parties to merge by discounting registration fees for coalitions and alliances.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
  • One of the best Adidas bag deals right now can be found on Amazon, where the brand’s Defender 5 (or Defender IV) Duffel Bag is discounted to just $17 — more than 60% off.
    — Tim Chan, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
Definition of discount
Noun
  • This means that plaintiffs will recover somewhere between 26% and 53% of overcharge damages, according to one of the court documents—far beyond the typical amount, which lands between 5% and 15%.
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Jurors confused an overcharge with a discount.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Definition of overcharge
Verb
  • Apple leveled major allegations against OpenAI and some of its staffers Friday, alleging the ChatGPT maker systematically directed current and former Apple employees to bring secret information over to OpenAI.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 11 July 2026
  • Thiero delivered a breakaway windmill dunk in the second quarter Friday that brought cheers from the fans, a moment in which the second-year Lakers forward displayed his athleticism.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of bring
Noun
  • Other advantages include the fact that ownership of compute may reduce dependency on price fluctuations and gouging.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • But the buildup to America’s first time hosting the World Cup since 1994 has been nonstop controversy, from exorbitant ticket cost and price-gouging for public transportation to our country’s far-right immigration policies scaring away many would-be visitors.
    — Greg Cote June 10, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
Definition of gouging
Verb
  • And while Bay Point might not have the same buzz as Indian Creek Village, where Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg bought a mansion for $170 million this year, homes along the water in the bayfront neighborhood are fetching impressive prices.
    — Catherine Odom July 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
  • These days, a complete Wirkkala set can fetch upwards of $3,600.
    — Jessica Salter, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Definition of fetch

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