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mark-up
noun
a percentage or amount added to the cost of a commodity to provide the seller with a profit and to cover overheads, costs, etc
an increase in the price of a commodity
the amount of this increase
verb
to add a percentage for profit, overheads, etc, to the cost of (a commodity)
to increase the price of
Idioms and Phrases
Deface by drawing, cutting, or another means of covering something with marks. For example, John was punished for marking up his desk , or These shoes really mark up the floor .
Raise the price of something, as in This small shop marks up its merchandise much more than department stores do . [Second half of 1800s]
Example Sentences
Lucy tries to mark up her clients’ value to each other, next selling Sophie on a strapping 5-foot-11 bachelor while leaving out that her personal assessment of him is that he’s charmless and boring.
Analysts in the US were marking up the odds of recession, as surveys of businesses and consumer confidence sank sharply.
It found that businesses were marking up medicine prices, sometimes by as much as four times the purchase cost.
He was fatigued and marked up but continued throwing until the final seconds.
That's obviously not a lot of money for me, a visitor from the UK, but I'm amazed at the mark up.
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