markup
Example Sentences
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Live Nation says prices are set by artists and their managers, sometimes below market value, and sophisticated scalpers are to blame for scooping up mispriced tickets and reselling them at a significant markup.
PPI inflation reflects the prices that businesses receive for their goods and services, including in business-to-business transactions, but without retailers’ markups or distribution costs.
A well-designed excise tax could achieve a greater reduction in consumption at a fraction of that markup, generating revenue instead of violence.
Flowers see even steeper markups, often selling for two to three times their usual price.
Dean called the practice "disgusting" and "vile", prompting Ticketmaster to announce a price cap on resale tickets, and refund fans "for any markup they already paid" on its service.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
