markup

Example Sentences

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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

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 • Feb. 1, 2026

Michael Honig, president of Honig Vineyard and Winery in Napa, hasn’t sold to Costco because he believes the retailer’s markup is too small to support small wineries like his.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Mise en place gives you that same sense of calm, without the box or the markup.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

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