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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
The new Vermont legislation reflects a growing trend across the country as states look to curtail ticket resellers from significantly marking up tickets to concerts. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2026 But the league’s rotating schedule ensures the Broncos will face the Rams in Week 3, and now have to mark up a protection plan for the man who just shattered the league’s single-season sack record in 2025. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
Noun
The same is true of the price of pesticide, which is brought into Gaza via informal channels and sold by traders at a steep markup. — Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026 That guaranteed the teams with revenue, with brokers benefiting from a markup for popular games but taking the risk that tickets to less popular games would sell at a loss, or not at all. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 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
  • Whatever your travel style, there’s a good chance your next favorite pair is marked down.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The company is now running through the last of its stock and is marking down what’s left by 20 percent.
    — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of mark down
Noun
  • Chicago taxi drivers can now charge a fuel surcharge, as the cost of regular gasoline has been and remains above $5 per gallon.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Withdraw cash without a surcharge at Allpoint ATMs, or make fee-free deposits at Allpoint+ ATMs.
    — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of surcharge
Verb
  • At least one witness told cops the teen was smoking marijuana on the train when Rodriguez confronted him about it, sparking an argument, but police have since discounted that theory, sources said.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • When a buyer failed to surface, the listing was discounted and eventually shelved.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of discount
Noun
  • The judge also reasoned that jurors erred in calculating damages, specifically by mistaking a discount for an overcharge.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of overcharge
Verb
  • Tariffs cannot build a better car The problem is, protection alone cannot make an American factory more productive, lower the cost of a battery, or bring a better vehicle to market.
    — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • As the first Laika movie explicitly set in Portland, the studio looked for inspiration in their own backyards for how to bring the universe of Colin Meloy's titular novel to life.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of bring
Noun
  • For Abbott and for Ken Paxton, who beat Cornyn in an eye-gouging, rabbit-punching Republican Senate primary, the answer was, for all intents, the latter.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 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
  • And no one has managed to fetch samples from Mars, let alone its moons.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Even seats in the upper reaches of the stadium are reportedly fetching more than $3,500.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of fetch

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