markup

1 of 2

noun

mark·​up ˈmärk-ˌəp How to pronounce markup (audio)
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
Keep in mind, though, that these are wholesale prices, and that retail and restaurant outlets will reflect a significant markup. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2024 The leader in this redoubtable regard is the MINI Cooper Hardtop at a 25.5% markup, with the full-electric Porsche Taycan sedan following at 32.1% over list. Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024 That’s why the few that do become available this year are likely to command insane markups. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2024 That figure is consistent with the lower end of congressional markups on the NASA budget. Joel Achenbach The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 8 Feb. 2024 The House markup of the articles of impeachment Tuesday against Mayorkas also could coincide with the release of legislative text of a bipartisan Senate border security deal. Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2024 Here's hoping a mismatch between supply and demand doesn't result in hefty markups at the dealerships. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2024 Under the plan, CVS’s roughly 9,500 retail pharmacies will get reimbursed by pharmacy-benefit managers and other payers based on the amount that CVS paid for the drugs, in addition to a limited markup and a flat fee to cover the services involved in handling and dispensing the prescriptions. Anna Wilde Mathews, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2023 So there was a lot of bipartisan support from the markup that transferred over moving a little bit further to the full floor vote. Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Verb
Cuellar marked up the dresses’ retail price by about 200%-250%, and would then collect customer deposits equal to about 50%-100% of the total due, the suit alleges. Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024 Panera is alleged to have marked up food prices for delivery orders by 5% to 7%, the plaintiffs wrote. Eric Lagatta, The Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2024 For example, this $90 bag would traditionally be marked up to around $200, according to the brand. Erika Reals, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024 The articles of impeachment against Mayorkas The House Homeland Security Committee meets to mark up articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Jan. 30, 2024. Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2024 Really on sale, not like the phony Black Friday deals that were marked up and then discounted. Marla Jo Fisher, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2024 The committee was marking up a criminal contempt resolution against him when the President’s son surprised everyone by showing up, and staying about 10 minutes before departing and creating a media spectacle. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 10 Jan. 2024 The package crafted by Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) is slated to be marked up on Nov. 8, and includes policy on a broad range of health care priorities, including substance abuse and mental health care, and extensions to provider pay. Rachel Cohrs, STAT, 2 Nov. 2023 That's frustrating, given that the point of spending this kind of money is to write on it (marking up books is better on the Kobo Elipsa). WIRED, 22 June 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1868, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of markup was in 1868

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Cite this Entry

“Markup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/markup. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

markup

1 of 2 noun
mark·​up ˈmär-ˌkəp How to pronounce markup (audio)
: 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
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