noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈmɑː(ɹ)k.ʌp/
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CMU ARPABET:M AA1 R K AH2 P
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The percentage or amount by which a seller hikes up their buy-in price when determining their selling price.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
You don’t make much money selling gas because the markup is so low.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An increase in price.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
There will be a markup on those products next week; better buy them now.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The notation that is used to indicate the meaning of the elements in an electronic document, or to dictate how text should be displayed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The process by which proposed legislation is debated and amended.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
Topics: government, politics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
detailed stylistic instructions for typesetting something that is to be printed; manual markup is usually written on the copy (e.g. underlining words that are to be set in italics)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: direction, instruction
6
noun
Meaning 6
the amount added to the cost to determine the asking price
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings
History
Etymology
Deverbal from mark up.
Across languages
Translations
54 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
надценка n маржа
(nadcenka)
— percentage or amount added to buy-in price
Dutch:
marge
— percentage or amount added to buy-in price
Dutch:
verkoopsmarge
— percentage or amount added to buy-in price
Finnish:
marginaali
— percentage or amount added to buy-in price
French:
marge
— percentage or amount added to buy-in price
German:
Marge
— percentage or amount added to buy-in price
German:
Preisaufschlag
— percentage or amount added to buy-in price
German:
Handelsspanne
— percentage or amount added to buy-in price
Hungarian:
haszonkulcs
— percentage or amount added to buy-in price
Hungarian:
árrés
— percentage or amount added to buy-in price
Polish:
marża
— percentage or amount added to buy-in price
Romanian:
adaos comercial
— percentage or amount added to buy-in price
Russian:
наце́нка
(nacénka)
— percentage or amount added to buy-in price
Russian:
надба́вка
(nadbávka)
— percentage or amount added to buy-in price
Russian:
ма́ржа
(márža)
— percentage or amount added to buy-in price
Spanish:
margen
— percentage or amount added to buy-in price
Spanish:
sobreprecio
— percentage or amount added to buy-in price
Spanish:
recargo
— percentage or amount added to buy-in price
Spanish:
margen lucroso
— percentage or amount added to buy-in price
Swedish:
påslag
— percentage or amount added to buy-in price
Swedish:
pålägg
— percentage or amount added to buy-in price
Tagalog:
patong
— percentage or amount added to buy-in price
Dutch:
prijsstijging
— increase in price
Finnish:
korotus
— increase in price
Finnish:
hinnankorotus
— increase in price
French:
majoration
— increase in price
German:
Aufschlag
— increase in price
Hungarian:
áremelkedés
— increase in price
Hungarian:
áremelés
— increase in price
Māori:
whakapikinga utu
— increase in price
Polish:
marża
— increase in price
Polish:
narzut
— increase in price
Romanian:
scumpire
— increase in price
Russian:
ма́ржа
(márža)
— increase in price
Swedish:
prisökning
— increase in price
Tagalog:
patong
— increase in price
Tagalog:
pagpapatong
— increase in price
Turkish:
zam
— increase in price
Chinese Mandarin:
標記 /标记
(biāojì)
— notation used to indicate how text should be displayed
Czech:
značkování
— notation used to indicate how text should be displayed
Danish:
opmærkning
— notation used to indicate how text should be displayed
Dutch:
opmaak
— notation used to indicate how text should be displayed
Finnish:
merkkaus
— notation used to indicate how text should be displayed
French:
balise
— notation used to indicate how text should be displayed
French:
balisage
— notation used to indicate how text should be displayed
German:
Auszeichnung
— notation used to indicate how text should be displayed
Hungarian:
jelölés
— notation used to indicate how text should be displayed
Hungarian:
szedési/nyomdai utasítás
— notation used to indicate how text should be displayed
Japanese:
マークアップ
(mākuappu)
— notation used to indicate how text should be displayed
Māori:
tautohu
— notation used to indicate how text should be displayed
Polish:
adiustacja
— notation used to indicate how text should be displayed
Portuguese:
marcação
— notation used to indicate how text should be displayed
Russian:
разме́тка
(razmétka)
— notation used to indicate how text should be displayed
Spanish:
anotaciones
— notation used to indicate how text should be displayed
