1. the amount added to the cost price of goods to cover overhead and profit
Usage: business
2. corrections or changes made to a text or document
Usage: editing
3. a computer language that uses tags to define elements within a document
Usage: computing

Examples

• The store applies a 50% markup to wholesale prices.
• The editor’s markup covered every page of the manuscript.
• She reviewed the markup on the contract before signing.
• HTML is a markup language used to create web pages.
• The markup on luxury items is typically higher than on basic goods.
• The teacher’s markup helped students understand their mistakes.
• XML is another popular markup language for data storage.