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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Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Such imports faced an unprecedented tariff markup of 55 percent, up from 37 percent in March and 22 percent in January—data that likely skews lower due to the fact that many importers frontloaded orders before the steepest duties took effect.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 16 June 2025
semafor.com, 7 July 2025
The panel is expected to mark up the tax portion of the bill Tuesday.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 8 May 2025
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Noun
Manufacturers also indicated that the cost of their tariffs goods increased by an average of 20% over the last six months, a pretty sizeable markup and inline with the Budget Lab’s assessment.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Such imports faced an unprecedented tariff markup of 55 percent, up from 37 percent in March and 22 percent in January—data that likely skews lower due to the fact that many importers frontloaded orders before the steepest duties took effect.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 16 June 2025
Verb
The Senate will mark up three appropriations bills this week and the House, which is out this week, will prepare for debate on another package next week.
—semafor.com, 7 July 2025
The panel is expected to mark up the tax portion of the bill Tuesday.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 8 May 2025
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“Markup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/markup. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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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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