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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 retailer just quietly marked down so many summer travel essentials for outdoor enthusiasts, and from camping gear to breathable apparel, there’s no shortage of deals that are yours for the taking.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2025
  • Those expectations from the local hospitality industry may need to be marked down in the face of issues plaguing the entertainment industry, not to mention the marked decline in international travel to the US.
    Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 23 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
  • Every day brings a new word, and everyone around the world is trying to solve the same puzzle.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
  • The coffin was finally loaded into the white hearse, which would bring Islam to his final resting place.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Prices too, continue to climb and sellers are still fetching nearly all of their asking price.
    Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 29 July 2025
  • Instead, these agents promise to fetch answers, shop for deals and even draft research papers.
    Perry Carpenter, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025

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