markup
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The U.S. will reportedly get 55 percent of the deal’s effective output, including an ownership stake and rights to buy oil at cost—meaning priced according to the cost of producing it plus a set markup.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
With the newly imposed tariffs, a normal markup would bring the price of that pillow to somewhere between $86 and $90, Osgood told the BBC.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The stock declines have made software companies attractive opportunities for private-equity firms looking to acquire assets at a discount, perform strategic business overhauls and then exit at a markup.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
He has already moved on from assailing the frontier labs to milking them by selling them compute at a steep markup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The vendors were charging him a crazy markup.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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High growth rates persist, even after excluding the sizable boosts to reported net income of several hyperscalers coming from markups to private investments in companies like Anthropic.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
“Some demand aggressive, highly detailed redlines, while others require concise, high-level markups accompanied by bulleted executive summaries,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Federal prosecutors said Raymond John Pirrello, Jr., Joseph Passalaqua and Robert Cassino lied to investors about hidden markups and fees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Existing California law already limits such markups in state prisons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
As we stared at the markups on the wall, admiring the work of some of our contemporaries, Shea reached over his shoulder, pulled the backpack in front of him, and slowly unzipped it.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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Ratios and Proportional Relationships
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Century 21 Accounting, 9e, Chapters 8-10
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