mark-up

A form of markup — The percentage or amount by which a seller hikes up their buy-in price when determining their selling price.

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Meanings

nounmark-up (plural mark-ups)

plural mark-ups

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of markup.

Origin

Deverbal from mark up.

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APA

mark-up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mark-up

MLA

“mark-up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mark-up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mark-up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mark-up.

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