Definitions

mark up

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augment v.
add to v.
increase v.
price v.

VERB

augment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

add to amplify boost build up develop enhance enlarge expand heighten inflate intensify multiply reinforce strengthen

STRONG

aggrandize build compound extend grow increase magnify mount pad piggyback progress raise sweeten swell

WEAK

beef up tag on

Antonyms

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abridge compress condense contract curtail decrease discourage halt hurt lessen lower reduce shorten shrink undermine weaken

STRONG

decline demolish depress destroy diminish drop raze stop uncomplicate

WEAK

degrade

VERB

add to

Synonyms

STRONGEST

augment expand

WEAK

amplify

VERB

increase

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance boost broaden build build up deepen develop double enhance enlarge escalate expand extend further heighten intensify multiply raise reinforce rise step up strengthen swell triple widen

STRONG

aggrandize aggravate amplify annex augment dilate distend exaggerate inflate lengthen magnify mount pad progress proliferate prolong protract pullulate redouble sharpen snowball spread supplement swarm teem thicken wax

WEAK

slap on tack on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abridge cease compress condense contract curtail decelerate decrease demolish destroy diminish discourage divide drop halt hinder hurt lessen lower narrow prevent raze recede reduce repress restrict shorten shrink slow stop take back undermine weaken

STRONG

abbreviate decline deflate degrade fall play down retreat

WEAK

deplete lose subtract

VERB

price

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appraise cost estimate fix reduce value

STRONG

evaluate rate sticker

WEAK

mark down put a price on

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mark up

Amazon and other online marketplaces created a boom for drop-shippers to mark up products without providing any further value to customers.

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026

GPU/XPU suppliers could further mark up HBM prices to protect their margins as well, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

Though there has been discourse over the years around whether this can actually damage the sleeve, many sellers champion an “in the shrink” label as they mark up prices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

But she has had to mark up new inventory.

From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025

That yellow, cross-shaped mark up there on the side of the peak.

From The Plunderer by Douglas Duer

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