markup
1 of 2noun
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 2verb
marked up; marking up; marks up
transitive verb
: to put a markup on
Example Sentences
Noun The retail markup on their products is 25 percent. selling used cars at high markups
Recent Examples on the Web
Marc Bona, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2022 That said, many coins come with a markup to account for manufacturing costs. Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 15 July 2022 In 2014, two years after retiring from baseball, Jones purchased a 5,000-square-foot cabin for $1.4 million before selling it in 2019 at a $150,000 markup. Hunter Boyce, ajc, 14 July 2022 The suit, which appears headed for trial next year, alleges the nonprofit makes money at the expense of the homeowners by selling back the properties at a markup over how much BlueHub paid to acquire it. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022 All home-operating costs—property management, maintenance and landscaping, utilities, taxes and repairs—are passed along directly to owners transparently with no markup, all divvied up pro rata. Nicolas Stecher, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2022 The gallerist, Daniel Elie Bouaziz, allegedly bought them for a pittance online, then omitted those essential details and dreamed up false provenances before selling them at a steep markup—one of them, to an undercover agent, for $12 million. Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2022 The cost of this markup has been costing Wisconsin drivers an additional 18 to nearly 30 cents per gallon. Corrinne Hess, Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2022 The group, led by Freddie Ward, a 23-year-old former Uniontown high-school football standout, and another man who had moved to Massachusetts, devised a plan to take guns to Boston and sell them for a sizable markup, authorities said. Dan Frosch, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022 See More
Noun
The service costs $30 an hour, which covers gas and the driver, along with a 5% markup on whatever is being bought, picked up and delivered. Marc Bona, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2022 That said, many coins come with a markup to account for manufacturing costs. Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 15 July 2022 In 2014, two years after retiring from baseball, Jones purchased a 5,000-square-foot cabin for $1.4 million before selling it in 2019 at a $150,000 markup. Hunter Boyce, ajc, 14 July 2022 The suit, which appears headed for trial next year, alleges the nonprofit makes money at the expense of the homeowners by selling back the properties at a markup over how much BlueHub paid to acquire it. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022 All home-operating costs—property management, maintenance and landscaping, utilities, taxes and repairs—are passed along directly to owners transparently with no markup, all divvied up pro rata. Nicolas Stecher, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2022 The gallerist, Daniel Elie Bouaziz, allegedly bought them for a pittance online, then omitted those essential details and dreamed up false provenances before selling them at a steep markup—one of them, to an undercover agent, for $12 million. Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2022 The cost of this markup has been costing Wisconsin drivers an additional 18 to nearly 30 cents per gallon. Corrinne Hess, Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2022 The group, led by Freddie Ward, a 23-year-old former Uniontown high-school football standout, and another man who had moved to Massachusetts, devised a plan to take guns to Boston and sell them for a sizable markup, authorities said. Dan Frosch, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1868, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing markup
marking up
verb
as in marking down
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- marking down
- selling (for)
- discounting
- bringing
- assessing
- fetching
- invoicing
- billing
- pricing
- overcharging
- valuing
- undercharging
- asking
- demanding
- charging
- commanding