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markup.

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

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɑː(ɹ)k.ʌp/UK
  1. The percentage or amount by which a seller hikes up their buy-in price when determining their selling price.

    countable · uncountable
    You don’t make much money selling gas because the markup is so low.
  2. An increase in price.

    countable · uncountable
    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.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The process by which proposed legislation is debated and amended.

    US · countable · uncountable
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.