Markup

/ˈmɑrkʌp/ noun

Definition

the amount added to cost price to determine selling price; tags used to format text

Etymology

from mark up, compound of mark from Old English mearc and up from Old English upp

Kelly Says

From retail pricing to HTML coding, markup is all about adding value - whether that's profit margin or pretty formatting!

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