MARKUP


Meaning of MARKUP in English

/mahrk"up'/ , n.

1. Com.

a. the amount added by a seller to the cost of a commodity to cover expenses and profit in fixing the selling price.

b. the difference between the cost price and the selling price, computed as a percentage of either the selling price or the cost price.

c. an increase in price, as of a commodity.

d. the amount by which a price is increased.

2. the putting of a legislative bill into final form.

3. a detailed instruction, usually written on a manuscript to be typeset, concerning style of type, makeup of pages, and the like.

[ 1915-20; n. use of v. phrase mark up ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .