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
Examples of markup in a Sentence
Noun
The retail markup on their products is 25 percent.
selling used cars at high markups
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Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
However, there were price markups on orders on products from the 100+ Target retail partners delivered through online delivery company Shipt, which Target purchased in 2017.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Cate Martel, The Hill, 16 May 2025
Meanwhile, the Ways and Means Committee, which is marking up the tax portion of the bill, outlined a permanent extension of Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Job Act, as well as making good on his campaign promises like no tax on tips and no tax on overtime.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 13 May 2025
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Noun
Key Facts Nike will increase apparel and equipment prices between $2 and $10 depending on the item, according to CNBC, which reported the markups could be seen as soon as this week despite officially going into effect June 1.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
However, there were price markups on orders on products from the 100+ Target retail partners delivered through online delivery company Shipt, which Target purchased in 2017.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Verb
The committee spent the morning marking up the megabill, but some key conservatives opposed it.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 16 May 2025
Meanwhile, the Ways and Means Committee, which is marking up the tax portion of the bill, outlined a permanent extension of Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Job Act, as well as making good on his campaign promises like no tax on tips and no tax on overtime.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 13 May 2025
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“Markup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/markup. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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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
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