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

Companies are often reluctant to reveal margins, and some customers may prefer to remain in the dark about the markups the are paying. —Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025

Brady Dale Mar 12, 2025 - Business Scoop: Democrats to offer national security amendments on stablecoins Three Democratic senators will introduce amendments around national security issues Thursday morning ahead of a Senate Banking Committee markup on stablecoin legislation, Axios has learned. —Brady Dale, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025

Verb

Republicans also had a legislative answer to impeachment calls teed up by the time Trump started calling for the judge’s removal: The No Rogue Rulings Act was marked up and advanced out of the House Judiciary Committee earlier this month. —Emily Brooks, The Hill, 25 Mar. 2025

That means there are three points at which the price of wine is usually marked up before Americans can pick it out on grocery store shelves or from a restaurant menu. —Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025

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

Rhymes for markup

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• pickup

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