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

The name references, well, Mark Cuban, but also simple algebra: the base price of the drug, plus a 15 percent markup, plus a $5 pharmacy service fee, plus $5 in shipping. —Lauren Goode, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2024

House input from House Republican leadership led to a planned markup of APRA being canceled. —Maria Curi, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024

Verb

Originally advertised at ₤148, the tickets were marked up to ₤355 by the time the rockers’ devotees got to the front of the long queues to pay. —Martin Fridson, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024

Instead, the House Foreign Affairs Committee will soon mark up the Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act (HIFPAA). —Jonathan Schanzer, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2017

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

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