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
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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Kimberly Chin, Axios, 24 July 2024
During a Senate Commerce markup of AI legislation last month, Markey tried to advance the bill as an amendment, noting that many of the facilities being built are in vulnerable areas.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
Ashley Gold, Axios, 11 July 2024
Murphy hopes the bill will be marked up in the Judiciary Committee by the end of this congressional session, a move that would pave the way for consideration by the full House next year.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Stork gets paid by taking the wholesale price and adding a dynamic markup that varies by country and demand, Lugasi says.
—Kimberly Chin, Axios, 24 July 2024
During a Senate Commerce markup of AI legislation last month, Markey tried to advance the bill as an amendment, noting that many of the facilities being built are in vulnerable areas.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
Verb
Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell tried to inject new energy into the conversation around AI and privacy at a hearing today, but the way forward for marking up pertinent bills remains fuzzy, Ashley reports.
—Ashley Gold, Axios, 11 July 2024
Murphy hopes the bill will be marked up in the Judiciary Committee by the end of this congressional session, a move that would pave the way for consideration by the full House next year.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Markup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/markup. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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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
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