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Mark up

/ˈmɑː(ɹ)k.ʌp/ · noun

Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

  1. The percentage or amount by which a seller hikes up their buy-in price when determining their selling price.
  2. An increase in price.
  3. (computing) The notation that is used to indicate the meaning of the elements in an electronic document, or to dictate how text should be displayed.
  4. (US politics) The process by which proposed legislation is debated and amended.

Example Sentences

You don’t make much money selling gas because the markup is so low.
There will be a markup on those products next week; better buy them now.
For example, a filename of “home.html” would be appropriate for an ASCII/text file containing HTML markup.
You can display the icon on any site you offer your software for download using the following markup[…]

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What does mark up mean?

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

What is a synonym for mark up?

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What is the opposite of mark up?

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How do you use mark up in a sentence?

You don’t make much money selling gas because the markup is so low.

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