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

Furthermore, Block facilitates bitcoin trading by purchasing the cryptocurrency from private dealers and selling it to users at a modest markup. Block stock, which has returned -12% since the beginning of 2024, has underperformed the S&P 500 index, which is up 28%. —Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025

Middlemen resell inventory at a markup, and a lack of transparency allows bad actors to misplace ads, as seen in 2022 when premium PeacockTV ads ended up on low-quality sites. —Stockstory Team, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2025

Verb

Robinhood’s zero commissions mask the fact that behind the scenes, hedge funds are marking up and down its customers' orders, earning a small spread. —Javier Paz, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2025

The House Budget Committee marked up its resolution on Thursday, one day after the Senate Budget Committee did the same. —Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 13 Feb. 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