How to Use markup in a Sentence

markup

1 of 2 noun
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  • The retail markup on their products is 25 percent.
  • Or the fact that the prices reflected quite the markup.
    — Washington Post, 29 May 2022
  • Now, the trend is reversing and the markup has shrunk to 6%.
    — Carol Ryan, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
  • His reason behind the markup was to keep the painting in the gallery.
    — Jennifer Sawhney, Journal Sentinel, 6 July 2022
  • That coffee markup doesn’t seem to be enough for them, though.
    — Richard Hunt, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2024
  • For next year, teams have time to plan and get some of that markup for themselves.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The bill has been repeatedly tweaked and changed in the lead-up to a planned markup.
    — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 27 July 2023
  • With most package stores, the state would receive $13.93 of that retail price as the markup.
    — Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 July 2023
  • It's shipped and sold from a third-party retailer, hence the markup.
    — Jaina Grey Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2022
  • The markup may be to retail price, or there could be an increase of up to 30% above retail.
    — Ryan Conner, Dallas News, 11 May 2023
  • The markup on a casket is often three to five times wholesale, so be leery.
    — Kevin Brasler, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The lawmakers said a markup of four bills will occur on May 2.
    — Jack Birle, Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The same holds true for the candies and the sodas, Persaud said, adding that the markup is largely due to shipping costs.
    — Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2022
  • The markup on hot foods like pizza and burgers can be as high as 30 percent.
    — NBC News, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Instacart workers are not paid those fees or for the markups on grocery store items.
    — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The markups are as high as 66% in states like California and Nevada.
    — Alex Arriaga, USA TODAY, 2 May 2023
  • But pumpkin spice pretzels from TraderJoe's saw the largest markup, at 161%.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Shoppers in the four states with the lowest rates were only willing to pay an 11 percent markup.
    — Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Every bottle of liquor sold in Alabama comes through the board, which adds a 35 percent markup to the state’s cost.
    — Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Narcotics are sold at a staggering markup in the county jails.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The show is sold out, but tickets are available — at a steep markup from the original $10 — on the resale market.
    — Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 July 2022
  • But pumpkin spice pretzels from TraderJoe's saw the largest markup, at a whopping 161%.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2022
  • There is a markup on products sold in the U.S. or China to cover things such as import duties and freight costs.
    — Carol Ryan, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Companies also place a markup on the costs from the bullion or coin dealer to turn a profit.
    — Laxmi Corp, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The brand specializes in high-quality beds without the markup, and all of them are a cool 30% off right this moment.
    — Jake Smith, Glamour, 28 Nov. 2022
  • If the district is able to find a vehicle, the markup is higher because supplies are so low.
    — Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022
  • He was shocked when one of the shirts resurfaced more than 40 years later on an online resale site, along with a hefty markup in price.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2023
  • That’s why the few that do become available this year are likely to command insane markups.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The deal is a wholesale relationship, which means Amazon buys the bikes from Peloton then sells them at a markup.
    — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The goal of this strategy is to quickly add value to your investment and sell it at a markup for a healthy profit.
    — Michael Ligon, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
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mark up

2 of 2 verb
  • With a pass-through, utilities don't mark up the price of gas.
    — Mike Hughlett, Star Tribune, 9 May 2021
  • Some sellers online may mark up the price for a single can of the spray due to demand.
    — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 29 Oct. 2020
  • The entire Nectar Sleep website is marked up to 40% off but not for long.
    — Sarah Han, Allure, 27 Nov. 2023
  • This is where the sculpting comes in, and a tailor will mark up the adjustments needed to be made with chalk.
    — Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 6 May 2023
  • Walmart has added all new deals to its list of weekly flash picks with items marked up to 65 percent off.
    — Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 31 July 2023
  • Walmart has added new all-new deals to its list of weekly flash picks with items marked up to 65 percent off.
    — Josie Howell | , al, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Walmart has all new rollbacks and flash deals on its website this week with items marked up to 65 percent off.
    — Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Walmart has added all new rollbacks and flash deals on its website this week with items marked up to 65 percent off.
    — Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Stefanski used to mark up Mannion’s play sheet in 2019, when both men were working for the Vikings.
    — cleveland, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Last week, Fed officials sharply marked up their forecast of how high core inflation would be at the end of 2023.
    — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 21 June 2023
  • Should the retailer just concede their delivery business to the apps or just mark up the items to make up for lost margins?
    — Kashyap Deorah, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021
  • The floors and walls at Zwirner remain themselves, even after they’ve been marked up with his thin graffiti of green and white.
    — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Panera is alleged to have marked up food prices for delivery orders by 5% to 7%, the plaintiffs wrote.
    — Eric Lagatta, The Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2024
  • But beware of dealers taking advantage of the tight timeline and marking up the price.
    — Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The retailer can mark up his or her prices from that base and still undercut some of the big competition.
    — Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2021
  • So passing papers with your neighbors and then marking up in their margins with red pen.
    — Wired Staff, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2023
  • As a student annotates a book for study, the faithful mark up their copies of Scripture, noting passages that speak to them.
    — Nicholas Tomaino, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Really on sale, not like the phony Black Friday deals that were marked up and then discounted.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2024
  • That's frustrating, given that the point of spending this kind of money is to write on it (marking up books is better on the Kobo Elipsa).
    — WIRED, 22 June 2023
  • That's frustrating given the point of spending this kind of money is to write on it (marking up books is better on the Kobo Elipsa).
    — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Moreover, each of them had been marked up beyond what anyone would consider fair.
    — Ahmed Zambarakji, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Under the law, retailers must mark up the price of gas by 6% over certain costs or 9.18% over the average wholesale price, whichever is greater.
    — Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 28 June 2022
  • The autographed first editions and galleys marked up by prominent authors were kept in a locked room.
    — Hernan Diaz, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Feb. 2023
  • When the House went on recess on June 23, seven appropriations bills had been marked up.
    — Reese Gorman, Washington Examiner, 8 July 2023
  • Now that Trader Joe's has taken that step and marked up bananas, what will keep the more discerning customers coming into the stores?
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Items are marked up to 30% off the lowest ticketed price, according to the discount home goods retailer.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 3 May 2023
  • Wednesday, the Oversight committee will mark up the bill and allow members to propose amendments.
    — Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Others claim long-term durability issues and the potential for this pull-up bar model to mark up your door frame.
    — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 25 Nov. 2022
  • When a speech is nearing its final version, it is printed out in large font and compiled in a binder for Biden to mark up the text with slashes and other notes to aid in his delivery.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN, 27 Apr. 2021
  • One former detainee at the Las Colinas women’s jail in Santee said goods offered in the commissary were sharply marked up.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2023

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