markup
noun [C] /ˈmɑːk.ʌp/
/ˈmɑːrk-/ Definition
› the amount by which the price of something is increased before it is sold again: The usual markup on clothes is about 20 percent.Profits and lossesValue and price increases
(Definition of markup noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- buoyant adjective (SUCCESSFUL)
- credit noun (MONEY)
- deficit noun
- diminishing returns noun
- gold mine noun
- gross receipts noun
- interim adjective
- ka-ching noun or exclamation
- loss noun
- loss-making adjective
- moneymaker noun
- paper profit noun
- pay verb (BUY)
- proceeds noun
- profit sharing noun
- rig the market idiom
- speculation noun (TRADING)
- turnover noun (BUSINESS)
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