markup

1 of 2

noun

mark·​up ˈmärk-ˌəp How to pronounce markup (audio)
Synonyms of markup
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
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Noun
The authors also flagged 15 of the 91 markups as possibly AI-assisted despite the ban, and the flags turned up about as often among control lawyers. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026 The court didn’t find that hospitals were economically entitled to the markup. — Casey B. Mulligan, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
Lawyers had to mark up a hypothetical patent that, according to the blog post, contained many substantive and stylistic errors. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026 There is Adnan, steadily and unhesitatingly marking up pages in ink, or scraping pigment onto canvases with a palette knife, creating simplified, color-rich forms drawn from nature and memory. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for markup

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1868, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of markup was in 1868

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“Markup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/markup. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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markup

1 of 2 noun
mark·​up ˈmär-ˌkəp How to pronounce markup (audio)
: 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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