Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mark up

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English

Syllables
mark up
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To increase the price of something between its wholesale and retail phase.

verb

To add coding to text so that it will display properly on a computer.

verb

To beat and bruise (someone).

American usage; Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

marks up (present, singular) marking up (participle, present) marked up (participle, past) marked up (past)

Phrases

mark down

Frequently Paired Words

HTML mark down markup

Questions

What does mark up mean?
To increase the price of something between its wholesale and retail phase.

How to pronounce mark up

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “mark up”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
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  4. Repeat and practice — Say “mark up” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.