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markup Meaning & Definition

/ˈmɑː(ɹ)k.ʌp/

What Does Markup Mean?

Markup is a noun that means The percentage or amount by which a seller hikes up their buy-in price when determining their selling price. It can also mean An increase in price.

Markup: Key Facts

Part of speechnoun
Pronunciation/ˈmɑː(ɹ)k.ʌp/
Syllables2
Pluralmarkups

Markup Definition (Noun)

  1. The percentage or amount by which a seller hikes up their buy-in price when determining their selling price.

    You don’t make much money selling gas because the markup is so low.

  2. An increase in price.

    There will be a markup on those products next week; better buy them now.

  3. The notation that is used to indicate the meaning of the elements in an electronic document, or to dictate how text should be displayed.
  4. The process by which proposed legislation is debated and amended.

Noun

  1. The percentage or amount by which a seller hikes up his buy-in price when determining his selling price.

    You don’t make much money selling gas because the markup is so low.

Synonyms of Markup

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Markup in a Sentence

You don’t make much money selling gas because the markup is so low.

There will be a markup on those products next week; better buy them now.

Word Forms & Grammar

markup (countable and uncountable, plural markups)

Words That Rhyme With Markup

Origin of Markup

Deverbal from mark up.

How Do You Say Markup?

Markup is pronounced /ˈmɑː(ɹ)k.ʌp/ and has 2 syllables, with the main stress on the first syllable (mɑː(ɹ)k).

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