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noun

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Recent Examples of mark up
Verb
The Energy and Commerce Committee plans to mark up its proposal beginning at 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday, with the Ways and Means Committee beginning its markup 30 minutes later. Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 12 May 2025 The Senate will mark up three appropriations bills this week and the House, which is out this week, will prepare for debate on another package next week. semafor.com, 7 July 2025
Noun
Most economists speculate that consumers will foot the bill for these cost increases in the form of new vehicle price markups. Charles Singh, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 That said, at launch DDR5 is selling here in late 2021 at a significant markup versus even those 50% to 60% projections, with stock low everywhere and modules only spottily available. Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for mark up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mark up
Verb
  • The hue of this coastal teal colorway reminds me of my favorite Free People Movement pair, though the pants are also marked down in black.
    Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2025
  • Car companies executed a huge pull-forward in orders from abroad ahead of tariffs, so dealers may be marking down prices to clear inventories.
    Tobias Burns, The Hill, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • Ladies paid thirty cents; the surcharge was supposed to convince women that their male neighbors were of the best class.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 23 July 2025
  • Though small, this surcharge embeds a kind of solidarity among all insurance policyholders in Spain, believes Francisco Espejo Gil, the assistant director for research and international relations at CCS.
    Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Verb
  • In Moldova, many discounted Maia Sandu, who became the country’s first female president in 2020.
    Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 26 July 2025
  • When loss is minimized or discounted Psychologists describe this kind of unacknowledged loss as disenfranchised grief: a form of mourning that isn’t fully recognized by social norms or institutions.
    Brian N. Chin, The Conversation, 25 July 2025
Verb
  • The Tennessee Chamber of Commerce recently held its inaugural Infrastructure Summit in Nashville as a way to bring local government and the public and private sectors together to talk about change, officials said.
    Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 21 July 2025
  • Paddling on the waters that sustain their lands reminds them of the sacrifices their families endured to preserve their fishing and hunting rights, their ongoing struggle to restore a watershed the size of West Virginia, the fight to bring fire and salmon back to the lands and waters.
    Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2025
Verb
  • Industrial building in Fullerton fetches $3.4M An industrial property in Fullerton sold June 11 for $3,380,000, and the new owner has a plan to convert the building to a dental laboratory.
    Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 11 July 2025
  • This year’s Denver expansion bid fetched $110 million.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 8 July 2025

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“Mark up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mark%20up. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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