markup
pronunciation
How to pronounce markup in British English:
UK [ˈmɑ:kʌp]
How to pronounce markup in American English:
US [ˈmɑrkʌp]
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- Noun:
- the amount added to the cost to determine the asking price
- detailed stylistic instructions for typesetting something that is to be printed; manual markup is usually written on the copy (e.g. underlining words that are to be set in italics)
Word Origin
- markup (n.)
- also mark up, mark-up, "amount added by a retailer to cover overhead and provide profit," 1899; see mark (v.).
Example
- 1. The government guaranteed pharmacies a 35 % markup on all drugs .
- 2. Latex is a document markup language popular with academics .
- 3. As you enter markup a preview is displayed underneath .
- 4. For other forms of books , advocating strict html markup will cause as-yet-unknowable harm .
- 5. As such and as ever , markup must be separated from presentation .