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markup

/ˌmɑrˈkʌp/
/ˈmɑkəp/
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Other forms: markups

Definitions of markup
  1. noun
    the amount added to the cost to determine the asking price
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    type of:
    earnings, lucre, net, net income, net profit, profit, profits
    the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
  2. noun
    detailed stylistic instructions for typesetting something that is to be printed; manual markup is usually written on the copy (e.g. underlining words that are to be set in italics)
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    type of:
    direction, instruction
    a message describing how something is to be done
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