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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Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Helsley could have a higher markup for a deal, now that the Pirates have revealed their asking price.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
PC Magazine, 20 July 2025
On Tuesday a House subcommittee marked up the 2026 fiscal bill for the Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
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Noun
Consumers know the difference between a luxury markup and a cash grab.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Helsley could have a higher markup for a deal, now that the Pirates have revealed their asking price.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Verb
The Web Protection component marks up results in popular search engines, with a green icon for safe and a red one for dangerous.
—PC Magazine, 20 July 2025
On Tuesday a House subcommittee marked up the 2026 fiscal bill for the Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
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“Markup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/markup. Accessed 6 Aug. 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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