Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

markup

/ˈmɑː(ɹ)k.ʌp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: markup
IPA: /ˈmɑː(ɹ)k.ʌp/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An increase in price.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The notation that is used to indicate the meaning of the elements in an electronic document, or to dictate how text should be displayed.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process by which proposed legislation is debated and amended.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

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[…]"

Etymology

Deverbal from mark up.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈmɑː(ɹ)k.ʌp/

Usage

Inflected Forms

markups (plural) mark-up (alternative)

Derived Forms

premarkup

Phrases

maintained markup markup language markup rate wiki markup mark up

Frequently Paired Words

markdown mark up

Questions

How do you pronounce markup?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑː(ɹ)k.ʌp/.
What does markup mean?: The percentage or amount by which a seller hikes up their buy-in price when determining their selling price.
Where does markup come from?: Deverbal from mark up.

How to pronounce markup

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