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markup

[mahrk-uhp] / ˈmɑrkˌʌp /
NOUN
increase in price; amount added to cost
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While this enforcement action is helpful, the SEC should issue a broader warning against the immediate markup of purchased loans to their NAV when they are acquired at a significant discount.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

A sheet of paper that holds the Senate markup of the Bill of Rights from 1789.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Huang has tried to focus customers not on the price tag—customers essentially pay a 300% markup for Nvidia equipment—but on the cost per token, which the CEO says is the lowest on Nvidia hardware.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Their goods sell for four to five times their manufacturing cost, compared with a 10 times markup or higher for Western luxury brands, Bernstein notes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

He was robbing these folks blind, charging them a hundred percent markup on his cheap goods, and he was worried about them stealing from him!

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride




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